Renfrew, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Renfrew, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2143987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.477°N, 76.691°W.
Population
In 1891, Renfrew, Village had a population of 2,611: 1,269 male and 1,342 female residents. Population density was 1946.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 700 |
| 1871 | 865 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 2,611 |
| 1901 | 3,153 |
| 1911 | 3,846 |
| 1921 | 4,906 |
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, Renfrew, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 458 |
| Number of families | 458 |
| Number of females | 1,342 |
| Number of males | 1,269 |
| Number of married females | 402 |
| Number of married males | 402 |
| Number of married persons | 804 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP F | 1,342 |
| POP M | 1,269 |
| POP TOT | 2,611 |
| Total population | 2,611 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 883 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 839 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,722 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 423 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,188 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 456 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 78 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 374 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 107 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 341 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 212 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 457 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 729 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 400 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,343 |
| Acres of hay crops | 429 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,185 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,585 |
| Acres of oats | 223 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 171 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 340 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,640 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,611 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,387 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,154 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| CRN BU | 239 |
| HAY AC | 429 |
| HAY TONS | 475 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 165 |
| Number of chickens | 2,525 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 97 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 292 |
| Number of milk cows | 219 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 341 |
| Number of other cattle | 113 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 320 |
| Number of sheep | 140 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of swine | 184 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 159 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 223 |
| OAT BU | 7,640 |
| PEA BU | 2,611 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 7,387 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 392 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,511 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 475 |
| WHT AC | 171 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,990 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,511 |
| CATTLE KS | 165 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 883 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 839 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,722 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 392 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 458 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 185 |
| FRN CA | 423 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,525 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 292 |
| HOUSES | 456 |
| HOUSES B | 78 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 212 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 341 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 374 |
| INF 11 A | 320 |
| MD FEM | 402 |
| MD MALE | 402 |
| MD TOT | 804 |
| MILK COWS | 219 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC F | 97 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 341 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 113 |
| OTHERS | 2,188 |
| SHEEP | 140 |
| SHEEP KS | 147 |
| SUP AM | 2,185 |
| SUP FOR | 400 |
| SUP JV | 113 |
| SUP PAT | 729 |
| SUP SC | 1,343 |
| SUP TOT | 2,585 |
| SWINE | 184 |
| SWINE KS | 159 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 457 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 5,154 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2143987
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_(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). "Renfrew, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/renfrew-village-on115015-1891/.