Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Elgin, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,659. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.451°N, 81.393°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Elgin, Village had a population of 1,659: 824 male and 835 female residents. Population density was 1653.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,400 |
| 1891 | 1,659 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,291 |
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, Port Elgin, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 345 |
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 835 |
| Number of males | 824 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 560 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 835 |
| POP M | 824 |
| POP TOT | 1,659 |
| Total population | 1,659 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,041 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,659 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 331 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 114 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 2 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 328 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 198 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 199 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 452 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 752 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 870 |
| Acres of hay crops | 311 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,521 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,273 |
| Acres of oats | 250 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 119 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 530 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 530 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 852 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,800 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,442 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,202 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,810 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,525 |
| BWT BU | 104 |
| CRN BU | 852 |
| HAY AC | 311 |
| HAY TONS | 330 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 398 |
| Number of chickens | 1,945 |
| Number of ducks | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 165 |
| Number of geese | 76 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 164 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 217 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 185 |
| Number of sheep | 108 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 116 |
| Number of swine | 224 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 458 |
| Number of turkeys | 57 |
| OAT AC | 250 |
| OAT BU | 5,800 |
| PEA BU | 2,442 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,202 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 403 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 104 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,552 |
| RYE BU | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 330 |
| WHT AC | 119 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,525 |
| WHT SP BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,552 |
| CATTLE KS | 398 |
| CHEESE LB | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 540 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,041 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 403 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 104 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 76 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,945 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 164 |
| HOUSES | 331 |
| HOUSES B | 114 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 198 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 328 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 185 |
| MD FEM | 285 |
| MD MALE | 275 |
| MD TOT | 560 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC F | 165 |
| OC P | 44 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 217 |
| OTHERS | 1,659 |
| SHEEP | 108 |
| SHEEP KS | 116 |
| SUP AM | 1,521 |
| SUP FOR | 752 |
| SUP JV | 199 |
| SUP PAT | 452 |
| SUP SC | 870 |
| SUP TOT | 2,273 |
| SWINE | 224 |
| SWINE KS | 458 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 334 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 3,810 |
| TURKEY | 57 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230598
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin_(Ontario)
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). "Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-elgin-village-on052009-1891/.