Plantagenet S, Ontario (1891 census)

Plantagenet S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 74.976°W.

Population

In 1891, Plantagenet S had a population of 3,080: 1,610 male and 1,470 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 S shared boundaries with:

• Alfred
• Caledonia
• Cambridge
• Clarence
• Kenyon
• Plantagenet N
• Roxborough

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 3,080 total population, 1,610 males, 1,470 females, 987 married persons, 527 families, 494 married females, 493 married males, 67 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,026 single persons under 18, 1,090 single males under 18, 936 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,936 French Canadians, 1,144 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 524 houses, 524 occupied houses, 484 houses built of wood, 476 houses of 1 story, 128 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 113 houses of 3 rooms, 110 houses of 4 rooms, 92 houses of 2 rooms, 47 houses of 2 stories, 42 uninhabited houses, 40 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 1 room, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 87,129 bushels of oats, 63,642 pounds of homemade butter, 43,123 bushels of potatoes, 36,427 acres of land in farms, 22,831 acres of improved land in farms, 18,617 bushels of barley, 16,608 bushels of spring wheat, 15,732 acres of farmland under crops, 13,735 chickens, 13,596 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,373 bushels of peas, 7,222 bushels of corn, 6,943 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,857 tons of hay, 5,767 bushels of turnips, 5,408 acres of hay crops, 5,214 acres of oats, 4,810 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,288 bushels of buckwheat, 1,972 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,915 milk cows, 1,729 acres of wheat, 1,691 swine, 1,596 sheep, 1,293 other cattle, 1,138 acres of barley, 1,098 swine slaughtered or sold, 999 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 971 horses aged over 3 years, 754 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 685 sheep slaughtered or sold, 555 geese, 555 turkeys, 535 cattle killed or sold, 498 bushels of beans, 496 occupants of farms, 454 horses aged 3 years and under, 428 farm occupants who own their land, 422 ducks, 341 acres of potatoes, 303 bushels of rye, 156 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 155 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 146 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 109 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 other fowl, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON112009 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON139007 — 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plantagenet-s-on112009-1891/.