Ramsay, Ontario (1891 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,601. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Ramsay had a population of 2,601: 1,311 male and 1,290 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | 1,942 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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, Ramsay shared boundaries with:
- Almonte, Town—Ville
- Beckwith
- Carleton Place, Village
- Darling
- Drummond
- Fitzroy
- Huntley
- Lanark
- Pakenham
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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 457 |
| Number of families | 457 |
| Number of females | 1,290 |
| Number of males | 1,311 |
| Number of married females | 384 |
| Number of married males | 383 |
| Number of married persons | 767 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP F | 1,290 |
| POP M | 1,311 |
| POP TOT | 2,601 |
| Total population | 2,601 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 834 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 895 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,729 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,599 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 453 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 50 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 373 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 380 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 286 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 453 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 345 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,856 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,566 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,745 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,938 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,870 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,436 |
| Acres of oats | 5,445 |
| Acres of potatoes | 398 |
| Acres of turnips | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,865 |
| BAR AC | 345 |
| BAR BU | 6,708 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,708 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 392 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,913 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,194 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 112,615 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,765 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,279 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,037 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 27,374 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42,575 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 653 |
| BWT BU | 5,913 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 385 |
| CRN BU | 4,194 |
| HAY AC | 6,938 |
| HAY TONS | 7,980 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 943 |
| Number of chickens | 13,586 |
| Number of ducks | 210 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 395 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 41 |
| Number of geese | 669 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 382 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 976 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,341 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 438 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,471 |
| Number of other fowl | 64 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 3,656 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,987 |
| Number of swine | 1,410 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,824 |
| Number of turkeys | 480 |
| OAT AC | 5,445 |
| OAT BU | 112,615 |
| PEA BU | 40,765 |
| POT AC | 398 |
| POT BU | 40,279 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,371 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 449 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 145,021 |
| RYE BU | 3,037 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,980 |
| WHT AC | 2,865 |
| WHT FALL BU | 653 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,374 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 130 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 160 |
| BEN BU | 392 |
| BUTTER LB | 145,021 |
| CATTLE KS | 943 |
| CHEESE LB | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 834 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 895 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,729 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,371 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 382 |
| DUCKS | 210 |
| FAMILIES | 457 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 449 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 669 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 976 |
| HOUSES | 453 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 380 |
| HOUSES S | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 286 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 373 |
| INF 11 A | 84 |
| MD FEM | 384 |
| MD MALE | 383 |
| MD TOT | 767 |
| MILK COWS | 2,341 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 41 |
| OC P | 395 |
| OC TOT | 438 |
| OTHER FOWL | 64 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,471 |
| OTHERS | 2,599 |
| SHEEP | 3,656 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,987 |
| SILOS | 385 |
| SUP AM | 40,870 |
| SUP FOR | 11,566 |
| SUP PAT | 13,856 |
| SUP SC | 26,745 |
| SUP TOT | 52,436 |
| SWINE | 1,410 |
| SWINE KS | 1,824 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 453 |
| TUR AC | 132 |
| TUR BU | 42,575 |
| TURKEY | 480 |
| WID FEM | 72 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— 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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on083010-1891/.