Plantagenet N, Ontario (1891 census)

Plantagenet N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.526°N, 75.036°W.

Population

In 1891, Plantagenet N had a population of 4,245: 2,197 male and 2,048 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Plantagenet N shared boundaries with:

• Alfred
• Clarence
• Plantagenet S

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,245 total population, 2,197 males, 2,048 females, 1,283 married persons, 706 families, 644 married males, 639 married females, 131 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,831 single persons under 18, 1,498 single males under 18, 1,333 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,168 French Canadians, 1,077 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 686 houses, 686 occupied houses, 648 houses built of wood, 563 houses of 1 story, 179 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 172 houses of 3 rooms, 142 houses of 4 rooms, 123 houses of 2 stories, 106 houses of 2 rooms, 50 uninhabited houses, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 1 room, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 101,950 bushels of oats, 74,321 pounds of homemade butter, 48,856 bushels of potatoes, 42,669 acres of land in farms, 34,201 acres of improved land in farms, 21,057 acres of farmland under crops, 13,487 bushels of spring wheat, 12,962 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,806 bushels of peas, 11,196 chickens, 8,468 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,552 tons of hay, 7,547 bushels of barley, 6,873 acres of hay crops, 6,316 acres of oats, 5,680 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,454 bushels of buckwheat, 3,575 bushels of corn, 2,794 bushels of turnips, 2,095 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,002 milk cows, 1,737 sheep, 1,401 acres of wheat, 1,363 other cattle, 1,227 swine, 1,177 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,056 horses aged over 3 years, 745 sheep slaughtered or sold, 658 occupants of farms, 576 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 539 bushels of rye, 536 farm occupants who own their land, 519 acres of barley, 466 bushels of beans, 444 acres of potatoes, 434 horses aged 3 years and under, 406 cattle killed or sold, 302 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 276 turkeys, 271 geese, 193 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 192 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 182 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 182 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 145, 125 ducks, 122 farm occupants who rent their land, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 other fowl, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON112008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON139006 — 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). "Plantagenet N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plantagenet-n-on112008-1891/.