Port Rowan, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Rowan, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 649. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.634°N, 80.453°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Rowan, Village had a population of 649: 307 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 647.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 649 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 721 |
| 1921 | 672 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Walsingham, 1881 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Rowan, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of males | 307 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 108 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 307 |
| POP TOT | 649 |
| Total population | 649 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 197 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 384 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 649 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 76 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 129 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 81 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 948 |
| Acres of hay crops | 163 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,157 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,238 |
| Acres of oats | 116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 222 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,154 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,493 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,829 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 773 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,568 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 1,154 |
| HAY AC | 163 |
| HAY TONS | 275 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 52 |
| Number of chickens | 1,163 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 68 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 59 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 118 |
| Number of sheep | 70 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 52 |
| Number of swine | 149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 180 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 116 |
| OAT BU | 3,493 |
| PEA BU | 1,829 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 773 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 276 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 78 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,388 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 275 |
| WHT AC | 222 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,568 |
| WHT SP BU | 45 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,388 |
| CATTLE KS | 52 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 197 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 384 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 276 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 78 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 79 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,163 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 118 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 108 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| MILK COWS | 68 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 59 |
| OTHERS | 649 |
| SHEEP | 70 |
| SHEEP KS | 52 |
| SUP AM | 1,157 |
| SUP FOR | 81 |
| SUP JV | 80 |
| SUP PAT | 129 |
| SUP SC | 948 |
| SUP TOT | 1,238 |
| SWINE | 149 |
| SWINE KS | 180 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131012_1891— 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). "Port Rowan, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-rowan-village-on098004-1891/.