Plympton, Ontario (1891 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,929. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.012°N, 82.107°W.
Population
In 1891, Plympton had a population of 3,929: 2,038 male and 1,891 female residents. Population density was 30.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,511 |
| 1861 | 3,287 |
| 1871 | 5,259 |
| 1881 | 4,495 |
| 1891 | 3,929 |
| 1901 | 3,621 |
| 1911 | 3,206 |
| 1921 | 2,829 |
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, Plympton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 776 |
| Number of families | 776 |
| Number of females | 1,891 |
| Number of males | 2,038 |
| Number of married females | 620 |
| Number of married males | 620 |
| Number of married persons | 1,240 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 151 |
| POP F | 1,891 |
| POP M | 2,038 |
| POP TOT | 3,929 |
| Total population | 3,929 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,172 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,538 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,920 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 767 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 120 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 644 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 371 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 396 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 472 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 770 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,400 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 21,008 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,489 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,812 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,942 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 60,316 |
| Acres of land in farms | 73,805 |
| Acres of oats | 7,630 |
| Acres of potatoes | 418 |
| Acres of turnips | 93 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,688 |
| BAR AC | 3,400 |
| BAR BU | 68,670 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 68,670 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 480 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 66,701 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 201,178 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28,224 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,228 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23,234 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,091 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 76,614 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| CRN BU | 66,701 |
| HAY AC | 8,942 |
| HAY TONS | 13,714 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3,113 |
| Number of chickens | 28,440 |
| Number of ducks | 679 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 680 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 978 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 854 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,823 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,810 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 715 |
| Number of other cattle | 6,950 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 335 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 87 |
| Number of sheep | 4,468 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,837 |
| Number of swine | 3,061 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,592 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,104 |
| OAT AC | 7,630 |
| OAT BU | 201,178 |
| PEA BU | 28,224 |
| POT AC | 418 |
| POT BU | 31,228 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 880 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,635 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,849 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 190,164 |
| RYE BU | 318 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,714 |
| WHT AC | 5,688 |
| WHT FALL BU | 76,614 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,234 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 156 |
| A 11 50 | 94 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 335 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 190,164 |
| CATTLE KS | 3,113 |
| CHEESE LB | 880 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,172 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,538 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 19,635 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 854 |
| DUCKS | 679 |
| FAMILIES | 776 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,849 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 978 |
| GRA BU | 480 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 28,440 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,823 |
| HOUSES | 767 |
| HOUSES B | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 110 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 371 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 472 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 396 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 644 |
| INF 11 A | 87 |
| MD FEM | 620 |
| MD MALE | 620 |
| MD TOT | 1,240 |
| MILK COWS | 2,810 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, West— Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 680 |
| OC TOT | 715 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 6,950 |
| OTHERS | 3,920 |
| SHEEP | 4,468 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,837 |
| SUP AM | 60,316 |
| SUP FOR | 13,489 |
| SUP PAT | 21,008 |
| SUP SC | 37,812 |
| SUP TOT | 73,805 |
| SWINE | 3,061 |
| SWINE KS | 3,592 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 770 |
| TUR AC | 93 |
| TUR BU | 26,091 |
| TURKEY | 1,104 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 99 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 151 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262605
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). "Plympton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plympton-on082003-1891/.