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 density was 50.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,202 |
| 1861 | 2,539 |
| 1871 | 3,000 |
| 1881 | 3,997 |
| 1891 | 4,245 |
| 1901 | 4,082 |
| 1911 | 3,660 |
| 1921 | 3,212 |
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:
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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 706 |
| Number of families | 706 |
| Number of females | 2,048 |
| Number of males | 2,197 |
| Number of married females | 639 |
| Number of married males | 644 |
| Number of married persons | 1,283 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 131 |
| POP F | 2,048 |
| POP M | 2,197 |
| POP TOT | 4,245 |
| Total population | 4,245 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,498 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,831 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,168 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,077 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 686 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 648 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 563 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 123 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 172 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 686 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 519 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,962 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,468 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,057 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,873 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,201 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,669 |
| Acres of oats | 6,316 |
| Acres of potatoes | 444 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,401 |
| BAR AC | 519 |
| BAR BU | 7,547 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,547 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 466 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,454 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,575 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 101,950 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,806 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,856 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 539 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,487 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,794 |
| BWT BU | 5,454 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 145 |
| CRN BU | 3,575 |
| HAY AC | 6,873 |
| HAY TONS | 7,552 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 406 |
| Number of chickens | 11,196 |
| Number of ducks | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 536 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 122 |
| Number of geese | 271 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 434 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,056 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,002 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 658 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,363 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 192 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 193 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 182 |
| Number of sheep | 1,737 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 745 |
| Number of swine | 1,227 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,177 |
| Number of turkeys | 276 |
| OAT AC | 6,316 |
| OAT BU | 101,950 |
| PEA BU | 12,806 |
| POT AC | 444 |
| POT BU | 48,856 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 302 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,680 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,095 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,321 |
| RYE BU | 539 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,552 |
| WHT AC | 1,401 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,487 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 192 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 193 |
| BEN BU | 466 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,321 |
| CATTLE KS | 406 |
| CHEESE LB | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,831 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,680 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 434 |
| DUCKS | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 706 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,095 |
| FRN CA | 3,168 |
| GEESE | 271 |
| GRA BU | 576 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,196 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,056 |
| HOUSES | 686 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 142 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 563 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 179 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 172 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 106 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 648 |
| INF 11 A | 182 |
| MD FEM | 639 |
| MD MALE | 644 |
| MD TOT | 1,283 |
| MILK COWS | 2,002 |
| NAME CD | Prescott |
| OC F | 122 |
| OC P | 536 |
| OC TOT | 658 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,363 |
| OTHERS | 1,077 |
| SHEEP | 1,737 |
| SHEEP KS | 745 |
| SILOS | 145 |
| SUP AM | 34,201 |
| SUP FOR | 8,468 |
| SUP JV | 182 |
| SUP PAT | 12,962 |
| SUP SC | 21,057 |
| SUP TOT | 42,669 |
| SWINE | 1,227 |
| SWINE KS | 1,177 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 686 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,794 |
| TURKEY | 276 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 131 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.