Reach, Ontario (1891 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.003°W.
Population
In 1891, Reach had a population of 4,190: 2,150 male and 2,040 female residents. Population density was 37.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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, Reach shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 861 |
| Number of families | 861 |
| Number of females | 2,040 |
| Number of males | 2,150 |
| Number of married females | 714 |
| Number of married males | 715 |
| Number of married persons | 1,429 |
| Number of widowed females | 125 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| POP F | 2,040 |
| POP M | 2,150 |
| POP TOT | 4,190 |
| Total population | 4,190 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,201 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,365 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,566 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,184 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 838 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 110 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 708 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 540 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 297 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 525 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 839 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 76 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,450 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 863 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,337 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,016 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 39,563 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,162 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 47,763 |
| Acres of land in farms | 58,779 |
| Acres of oats | 6,552 |
| Acres of potatoes | 589 |
| Acres of turnips | 2,108 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,404 |
| BAR AC | 5,450 |
| BAR BU | 102,187 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 102,187 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 881 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,765 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,717 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,781 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 160,502 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55,739 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,832 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,047 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 83,383 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 941,520 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,747 |
| BWT BU | 9,765 |
| CRN BU | 5,781 |
| HAY AC | 7,162 |
| HAY TONS | 10,171 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,744 |
| Number of chickens | 31,286 |
| Number of ducks | 2,313 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 573 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 259 |
| Number of geese | 1,872 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,003 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,804 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,192 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 838 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,382 |
| Number of other fowl | 146 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 225 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 331 |
| Number of sheep | 3,221 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,491 |
| Number of swine | 5,220 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,502 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,549 |
| OAT AC | 6,552 |
| OAT BU | 160,502 |
| PEA BU | 55,739 |
| POT AC | 589 |
| POT BU | 58,832 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,655 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,486 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,141 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 286,044 |
| RYE BU | 1,047 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,171 |
| WHT AC | 8,404 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,747 |
| WHT SP BU | 83,383 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 162 |
| A 11 50 | 86 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 225 |
| BEN BU | 881 |
| BUTTER LB | 286,044 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,744 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,655 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,365 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,566 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,486 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,003 |
| DUCKS | 2,313 |
| FAMILIES | 861 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,141 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 1,872 |
| GRA BU | 1,717 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 31,286 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,804 |
| HOUSES | 838 |
| HOUSES B | 110 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 540 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 525 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 297 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 76 |
| HOUSES W | 708 |
| INF 11 A | 331 |
| MD FEM | 714 |
| MD MALE | 715 |
| MD TOT | 1,429 |
| MILK COWS | 2,192 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, South - Sud |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 259 |
| OC P | 573 |
| OC TOT | 838 |
| OTHER FOWL | 146 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,382 |
| OTHERS | 4,184 |
| SHEEP | 3,221 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,491 |
| SUP AM | 47,763 |
| SUP FOR | 11,016 |
| SUP JV | 863 |
| SUP PAT | 7,337 |
| SUP SC | 39,563 |
| SUP TOT | 58,779 |
| SWINE | 5,220 |
| SWINE KS | 3,502 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 839 |
| TUR AC | 2,108 |
| TUR BU | 941,520 |
| TURKEY | 1,549 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 125 |
| WID MALE | 70 |
| WID TOT | 195 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— 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). "Reach, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on102003-1891/.