Pelham, Ontario (1891 census)
Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,554. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.
Population
In 1891, Pelham had a population of 2,554: 1,309 male and 1,245 female residents. Population density was 50.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 1901 | 2,490 |
| 1911 | 2,815 |
| 1921 | 2,936 |
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, Pelham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 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 | 562 |
| Number of families | 562 |
| Number of females | 1,245 |
| Number of males | 1,309 |
| Number of married females | 495 |
| Number of married males | 492 |
| Number of married persons | 987 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| POP F | 1,245 |
| POP M | 1,309 |
| POP TOT | 2,554 |
| Total population | 2,554 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 766 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,438 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,553 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 554 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 61 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 488 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 373 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 178 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 311 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 556 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 203 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,688 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,733 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,160 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,733 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,291 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,154 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,314 |
| Acres of oats | 2,587 |
| Acres of potatoes | 589 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,617 |
| BAR AC | 203 |
| BAR BU | 3,033 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,033 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 746 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,034 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 641 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37,623 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,594 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,000 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,986 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,211 |
| BWT BU | 2,034 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 37,623 |
| HAY AC | 6,291 |
| HAY TONS | 9,459 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 548 |
| Number of chickens | 14,938 |
| Number of ducks | 360 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 435 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 115 |
| Number of geese | 304 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 367 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,284 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,186 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 557 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,381 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 123 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 188 |
| Number of sheep | 1,805 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 748 |
| Number of swine | 2,024 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,238 |
| Number of turkeys | 367 |
| OAT AC | 2,587 |
| OAT BU | 45,594 |
| PEA BU | 7,115 |
| POT AC | 589 |
| POT BU | 47,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,796 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,835 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 139,369 |
| RYE BU | 504 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,459 |
| WHT AC | 3,617 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60,211 |
| WHT SP BU | 151 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 169 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 123 |
| BEN BU | 746 |
| BUTTER LB | 139,369 |
| CATTLE KS | 548 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 672 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 766 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,438 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,796 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 367 |
| DUCKS | 360 |
| FAMILIES | 562 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,835 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 304 |
| GRA BU | 641 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,938 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,284 |
| HOUSES | 554 |
| HOUSES B | 61 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 373 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 311 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 488 |
| INF 11 A | 188 |
| MD FEM | 495 |
| MD MALE | 492 |
| MD TOT | 987 |
| MILK COWS | 1,186 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 115 |
| OC P | 435 |
| OC TOT | 557 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,381 |
| OTHERS | 2,553 |
| SHEEP | 1,805 |
| SHEEP KS | 748 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 24,154 |
| SUP FOR | 5,160 |
| SUP JV | 1,688 |
| SUP PAT | 3,733 |
| SUP SC | 18,733 |
| SUP TOT | 29,314 |
| SWINE | 2,024 |
| SWINE KS | 2,238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 556 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 5,986 |
| TURKEY | 367 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 129 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448041
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(Ontario)
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). "Pelham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on094007-1891/.