Puslinch, Ontario (1891 census)
Puslinch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,614. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q89596452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.468°N, 80.177°W.
Population
In 1891, Puslinch had a population of 3,614: 1,840 male and 1,774 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,862 |
| 1861 | 4,701 |
| 1871 | 4,514 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,614 |
| 1901 | 3,045 |
| 1911 | 2,733 |
| 1921 | 2,462 |
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, Puslinch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 682 |
| Number of families | 682 |
| Number of females | 1,774 |
| Number of males | 1,840 |
| Number of married females | 540 |
| Number of married males | 541 |
| Number of married persons | 1,081 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 167 |
| POP F | 1,774 |
| POP M | 1,840 |
| POP TOT | 3,614 |
| Total population | 3,614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,123 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,243 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,366 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,614 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 661 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 40 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 162 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 454 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 359 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 295 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 370 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 663 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,951 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 829 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,500 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,186 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35,425 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,383 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,754 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,940 |
| Acres of oats | 6,850 |
| Acres of potatoes | 544 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,378 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,370 |
| BAR AC | 2,951 |
| BAR BU | 71,676 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 71,676 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,085 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 165,758 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 74,441 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,483 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,705 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,984 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 503,666 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 65,468 |
| BWT BU | 112 |
| CRN BU | 1,085 |
| HAY AC | 6,383 |
| HAY TONS | 9,931 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,986 |
| Number of chickens | 23,401 |
| Number of ducks | 1,098 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 435 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 113 |
| Number of geese | 1,410 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 564 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,605 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,037 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 548 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,445 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 244 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 3,875 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,195 |
| Number of swine | 4,484 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,863 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,584 |
| OAT AC | 6,850 |
| OAT BU | 165,758 |
| PEA BU | 74,441 |
| POT AC | 544 |
| POT BU | 52,483 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,970 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,102 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,103 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 168,637 |
| RYE BU | 1,705 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,931 |
| WHT AC | 4,370 |
| WHT FALL BU | 65,468 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,984 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 143 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 244 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 168,637 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,986 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,970 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,123 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,366 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,102 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 564 |
| DUCKS | 1,098 |
| FAMILIES | 682 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,103 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,410 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,401 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,605 |
| HOUSES | 661 |
| HOUSES B | 40 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 82 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 359 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 162 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 370 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 295 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 454 |
| INF 11 A | 84 |
| MD FEM | 540 |
| MD MALE | 541 |
| MD TOT | 1,081 |
| MILK COWS | 2,037 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, South-Sud |
| OC F | 113 |
| OC P | 435 |
| OC TOT | 548 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,445 |
| OTHERS | 3,614 |
| SHEEP | 3,875 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,195 |
| SUP AM | 46,754 |
| SUP FOR | 11,186 |
| SUP JV | 829 |
| SUP PAT | 10,500 |
| SUP SC | 35,425 |
| SUP TOT | 57,940 |
| SWINE | 4,484 |
| SWINE KS | 4,863 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 663 |
| TUR AC | 1,378 |
| TUR BU | 503,666 |
| TURKEY | 1,584 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 111 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 167 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q89596452
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). "Puslinch, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/puslinch-on128006-1891/.