Pelee Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Pelee Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 41.776°N, 82.658°W.
Population
In 1891, Pelee Island had a population of 605: 330 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 35.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 150 |
| 1881 | 361 |
| 1891 | 605 |
| 1901 | 669 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 275 |
| Number of males | 330 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 275 |
| POP M | 330 |
| POP TOT | 605 |
| Total population | 605 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 364 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 595 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 131 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 128 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,811 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,797 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,245 |
| Acres of hay crops | 374 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,208 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,005 |
| Acres of oats | 160 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 777 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 663 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 663 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 48,930 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,460 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,730 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13,260 |
| CRN BU | 48,930 |
| HAY AC | 374 |
| HAY TONS | 557 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 144 |
| Number of chickens | 3,287 |
| Number of ducks | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 99 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 136 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 254 |
| Number of milk cows | 264 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 311 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 39 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 761 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 676 |
| Number of turkeys | 95 |
| OAT AC | 160 |
| OAT BU | 4,460 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 8,640 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 53 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 74 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,475 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 557 |
| WHT AC | 777 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13,260 |
| WHT SP BU | 184 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 75 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,475 |
| CATTLE KS | 144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 152 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 212 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 364 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 53 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 160 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 74 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 136 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,287 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 254 |
| HOUSES | 131 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 128 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 113 |
| MD MALE | 113 |
| MD TOT | 226 |
| MILK COWS | 264 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 99 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 311 |
| OTHERS | 595 |
| SHEEP | 39 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 5,208 |
| SUP FOR | 1,797 |
| SUP JV | 152 |
| SUP PAT | 1,811 |
| SUP SC | 3,245 |
| SUP TOT | 7,005 |
| SWINE | 761 |
| SWINE KS | 676 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 132 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 6,730 |
| TURKEY | 95 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110009_1871— 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). "Pelee Island, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelee-island-on063011-1891/.