Port Elgin, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Elgin, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,659: 824 male and 835 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
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 1,659 total population, 835 females, 824 males, 560 married persons, 345 families, 285 married females, 275 married males, 58 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,041 single persons under 18, 540 single males under 18, 501 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,659 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 334 occupied houses, 331 houses, 328 houses of 2 stories, 216 houses built of wood, 198 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 114 houses built of brick, 49 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 story, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,552 pounds of homemade butter, 6,202 bushels of potatoes, 5,800 bushels of oats, 3,810 bushels of turnips, 2,442 bushels of peas, 2,273 acres of land in farms, 1,945 chickens, 1,525 bushels of winter wheat, 1,521 acres of improved land in farms, 870 acres of farmland under crops, 852 bushels of corn, 752 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 530 bushels of barley, 458 swine slaughtered or sold, 452 acres of farmland in pasture, 403 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 398 cattle killed or sold, 330 bushels of rye, 330 tons of hay, 311 acres of hay crops, 250 acres of oats, 224 swine, 217 other cattle, 209 occupants of farms, 199 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 185 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 165 farm occupants who rent their land, 164 horses aged over 3 years, 160 milk cows, 150 bushels of spring wheat, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 119 acres of wheat, 116 sheep slaughtered or sold, 108 sheep, 104 bushels of buckwheat, 104 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 84 ducks, 76 geese, 61 acres of potatoes, 57 turkeys, 44 farm occupants who own their land, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of barley, 21 bushels of beans, 17 other fowl, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-elgin-vl-on052009-1891/.