Port Stanley, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Stanley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.674°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Stanley, Village had a population of 616: 309 male and 307 female residents. Population density was 614.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 674 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 552 |
| 1911 | 891 |
| 1921 | 973 |
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 Stanley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 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 | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 307 |
| Number of males | 309 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 307 |
| POP M | 309 |
| POP TOT | 616 |
| Total population | 616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 389 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 616 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 128 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 103 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 274 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 45 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 447 |
| Acres of hay crops | 84 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 822 |
| Acres of land in farms | 867 |
| Acres of oats | 33 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 54 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 124 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,017 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,134 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,602 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 800 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| CRN BU | 1,017 |
| HAY AC | 84 |
| HAY TONS | 207 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 31 |
| Number of chickens | 875 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 55 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 65 |
| Number of milk cows | 57 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 42 |
| Number of other cattle | 32 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 16 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 36 |
| Number of swine | 158 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 195 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 33 |
| OAT BU | 1,035 |
| PEA BU | 442 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,134 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 207 |
| WHT AC | 54 |
| WHT FALL BU | 800 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,500 |
| CATTLE KS | 31 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 389 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 55 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 875 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 65 |
| HOUSES | 128 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| MILK COWS | 57 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, East—Est |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 30 |
| OC TOT | 42 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 32 |
| OTHERS | 616 |
| SHEEP | 16 |
| SHEEP KS | 36 |
| SUP AM | 822 |
| SUP FOR | 45 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 274 |
| SUP SC | 447 |
| SUP TOT | 867 |
| SWINE | 158 |
| SWINE KS | 195 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 128 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,602 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230953
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_(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 Stanley, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-stanley-village-on060004-1891/.