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 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,929 total population, 2,038 males, 1,891 females, 1,240 married persons, 776 families, 620 married females, 620 married males, 151 widowed persons, 99 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,538 single persons under 18, 1,366 single males under 18, 1,172 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,920 persons who are not French Canadian, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 770 occupied houses, 767 houses, 644 houses built of wood, 472 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 396 houses of 2 stories, 371 houses of 1 story, 120 houses built of brick, 110 houses of 4 rooms, 74 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 43 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 201,178 bushels of oats, 190,164 pounds of homemade butter, 76,614 bushels of winter wheat, 73,805 acres of land in farms, 68,670 bushels of barley, 66,701 bushels of corn, 60,316 acres of improved land in farms, 37,812 acres of farmland under crops, 31,228 bushels of potatoes, 28,440 chickens, 28,224 bushels of peas, 26,091 bushels of turnips, 23,234 bushels of spring wheat, 21,008 acres of farmland in pasture, 19,635 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 13,714 tons of hay, 13,489 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,942 acres of hay crops, 7,630 acres of oats, 6,950 other cattle, 5,688 acres of wheat, 4,468 sheep, 3,592 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,400 acres of barley, 3,113 cattle killed or sold, 3,061 swine, 2,837 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,810 milk cows, 1,849 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,823 horses aged over 3 years, 1,104 turkeys, 978 geese, 880 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 854 horses aged 3 years and under, 715 occupants of farms, 680 farm occupants who own their land, 679 ducks, 480 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 418 acres of potatoes, 335 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 318 bushels of rye, 156 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 93 acres of turnips, 91 bushels of beans, 87 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 68 other fowl, 66 bushels of buckwheat, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.