Percy, Ontario (1891 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,388. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.924°W.
Population
In 1891, Percy had a population of 3,388: 1,739 male and 1,649 female residents. Population density was 37.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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, Percy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 693 |
| Number of families | 693 |
| Number of females | 1,649 |
| Number of males | 1,739 |
| Number of married females | 606 |
| Number of married males | 609 |
| Number of married persons | 1,215 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP F | 1,649 |
| POP M | 1,739 |
| POP TOT | 3,388 |
| Total population | 3,388 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 942 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,092 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,034 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,371 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 692 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 167 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 520 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 257 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 434 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 330 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of occupied houses | 692 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 75 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,777 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,044 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,410 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,635 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,834 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,248 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,288 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,923 |
| Acres of oats | 2,744 |
| Acres of potatoes | 454 |
| Acres of turnips | 422 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,039 |
| BAR AC | 2,777 |
| BAR BU | 52,204 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52,204 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 586 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,149 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,842 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 62,582 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 47,689 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,229 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21,391 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 42,322 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 163,287 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40,043 |
| BWT BU | 13,149 |
| CRN BU | 11,842 |
| HAY AC | 5,248 |
| HAY TONS | 7,652 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 749 |
| Number of chickens | 20,140 |
| Number of ducks | 643 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 511 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 178 |
| Number of geese | 770 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 505 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,455 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,818 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 694 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,901 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 231 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 252 |
| Number of sheep | 1,757 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 742 |
| Number of swine | 2,507 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,347 |
| Number of turkeys | 339 |
| OAT AC | 2,744 |
| OAT BU | 62,582 |
| PEA BU | 47,689 |
| POT AC | 454 |
| POT BU | 47,229 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,677 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 642 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 101,998 |
| RYE BU | 21,391 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,652 |
| WHT AC | 6,039 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40,043 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,322 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 109 |
| A 11 50 | 71 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 231 |
| BEN BU | 586 |
| BUTTER LB | 101,998 |
| CATTLE KS | 749 |
| CHEESE LB | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 942 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,092 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,034 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,677 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 505 |
| DUCKS | 643 |
| FAMILIES | 693 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 642 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 770 |
| GRA BU | 563 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,140 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,455 |
| HOUSES | 692 |
| HOUSES B | 167 |
| HOUSES CON | 19 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 257 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 330 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 434 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 75 |
| HOUSES W | 520 |
| INF 11 A | 252 |
| MD FEM | 606 |
| MD MALE | 609 |
| MD TOT | 1,215 |
| MILK COWS | 2,818 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 178 |
| OC P | 511 |
| OC TOT | 694 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,901 |
| OTHERS | 3,371 |
| SHEEP | 1,757 |
| SHEEP KS | 742 |
| SUP AM | 40,288 |
| SUP FOR | 12,635 |
| SUP JV | 1,044 |
| SUP PAT | 8,410 |
| SUP SC | 30,834 |
| SUP TOT | 52,923 |
| SWINE | 2,507 |
| SWINE KS | 2,347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 692 |
| TUR AC | 422 |
| TUR BU | 163,287 |
| TURKEY | 339 |
| WID FEM | 101 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Township
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). "Percy, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on099008-1891/.