Peel, Ontario (1891 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,253. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1891, Peel had a population of 4,253: 2,225 male and 2,028 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Peel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 805 |
| Number of families | 805 |
| Number of females | 2,028 |
| Number of males | 2,225 |
| Number of married females | 658 |
| Number of married males | 659 |
| Number of married persons | 1,317 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP F | 2,028 |
| POP M | 2,225 |
| POP TOT | 4,253 |
| Total population | 4,253 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,792 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,246 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 796 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 176 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 587 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 597 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 199 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 452 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 796 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7,347 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 836 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,836 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,642 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 49,584 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,329 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 60,256 |
| Acres of land in farms | 71,898 |
| Acres of oats | 11,830 |
| Acres of potatoes | 475 |
| Acres of turnips | 728 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,730 |
| BAR AC | 7,347 |
| BAR BU | 175,473 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 175,473 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 786 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 323,150 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 66,994 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,731 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40,522 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 186,474 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17,348 |
| BWT BU | 11 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 290 |
| HAY AC | 10,329 |
| HAY TONS | 15,597 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,083 |
| Number of chickens | 30,866 |
| Number of ducks | 944 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 617 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 168 |
| Number of geese | 1,546 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,081 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,087 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,763 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 789 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,027 |
| Number of other fowl | 95 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 350 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 167 |
| Number of sheep | 5,243 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,387 |
| Number of swine | 6,069 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,396 |
| Number of turkeys | 907 |
| OAT AC | 11,830 |
| OAT BU | 323,150 |
| PEA BU | 66,994 |
| POT AC | 475 |
| POT BU | 44,731 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,648 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 23,402 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,341 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 187,177 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,597 |
| WHT AC | 3,730 |
| WHT FALL BU | 17,348 |
| WHT SP BU | 40,522 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 154 |
| A 11 50 | 88 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 350 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 187,177 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,083 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,648 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,510 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,792 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 23,402 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,081 |
| DUCKS | 944 |
| FAMILIES | 805 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,341 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 1,546 |
| GRA BU | 786 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 30,866 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,087 |
| HOUSES | 796 |
| HOUSES B | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 99 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 139 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 597 |
| HOUSES S | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 452 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 199 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 587 |
| INF 11 A | 167 |
| MD FEM | 658 |
| MD MALE | 659 |
| MD TOT | 1,317 |
| MILK COWS | 2,763 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 168 |
| OC P | 617 |
| OC TOT | 789 |
| OTHER FOWL | 95 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,027 |
| OTHERS | 4,246 |
| SHEEP | 5,243 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,387 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 60,256 |
| SUP FOR | 11,642 |
| SUP JV | 836 |
| SUP PAT | 9,836 |
| SUP SC | 49,584 |
| SUP TOT | 71,898 |
| SWINE | 6,069 |
| SWINE KS | 6,396 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 796 |
| TUR AC | 728 |
| TUR BU | 186,474 |
| TURKEY | 907 |
| WID FEM | 88 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Peel, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on126009-1891/.