Raleigh, Ontario (1891 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.306°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1891, Raleigh had a population of 4,955: 2,616 male and 2,339 female residents. Population density was 39.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1871 | 4,081 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 998 |
| Number of families | 998 |
| Number of females | 2,339 |
| Number of males | 2,616 |
| Number of married females | 815 |
| Number of married males | 818 |
| Number of married persons | 1,633 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 79 |
| Number of widowed persons | 191 |
| POP F | 2,339 |
| POP M | 2,616 |
| POP TOT | 4,955 |
| Total population | 4,955 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,719 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,131 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 189 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,766 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 973 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 74 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 899 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 539 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 434 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 172 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 417 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 983 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 86 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,338 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,449 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,824 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 41,172 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,424 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 55,724 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,548 |
| Acres of oats | 5,703 |
| Acres of potatoes | 345 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,097 |
| BAR AC | 1,338 |
| BAR BU | 24,937 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24,937 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 54,762 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 282,361 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 143,322 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,685 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,071 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 31,017 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,905 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 127,836 |
| BWT BU | 665 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 282,361 |
| HAY AC | 7,424 |
| HAY TONS | 11,938 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,256 |
| Number of chickens | 29,767 |
| Number of ducks | 1,135 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 668 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 274 |
| Number of geese | 1,551 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,254 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,437 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,611 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 951 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,327 |
| Number of other fowl | 748 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 248 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 269 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 266 |
| Number of sheep | 2,715 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,059 |
| Number of swine | 11,775 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 10,124 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,836 |
| OAT AC | 5,703 |
| OAT BU | 143,322 |
| PEA BU | 13,685 |
| POT AC | 345 |
| POT BU | 33,071 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,430 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,535 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,990 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 220,927 |
| RYE BU | 238 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,938 |
| WHT AC | 9,097 |
| WHT FALL BU | 127,836 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,017 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 11 50 | 248 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 269 |
| BEN BU | 54,762 |
| BUTTER LB | 220,927 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,256 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,719 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,131 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,535 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,254 |
| DUCKS | 1,135 |
| FAMILIES | 998 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,990 |
| FRN CA | 189 |
| GEESE | 1,551 |
| GRA BU | 364 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 29,767 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,437 |
| HOUSES | 973 |
| HOUSES B | 74 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 154 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 172 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 539 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 417 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 111 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 434 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 86 |
| HOUSES W | 899 |
| INF 11 A | 266 |
| MD FEM | 815 |
| MD MALE | 818 |
| MD TOT | 1,633 |
| MILK COWS | 2,611 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 274 |
| OC P | 668 |
| OC TOT | 951 |
| OTHER FOWL | 748 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,327 |
| OTHERS | 4,766 |
| SHEEP | 2,715 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,059 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 55,724 |
| SUP FOR | 9,824 |
| SUP PAT | 12,449 |
| SUP SC | 41,172 |
| SUP TOT | 65,548 |
| SWINE | 11,775 |
| SWINE KS | 10,124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 983 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 14,905 |
| TURKEY | 1,836 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 112 |
| WID MALE | 79 |
| WID TOT | 191 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— 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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on079005-1891/.