Robinson, Ontario (1891 census)
Robinson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 82.875°W.
Population
In 1891, Robinson had a population of 318: 178 male and 140 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 318 |
| 1901 | 518 |
| 1921 | 256 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, 1881 (56.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Robinson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 318 total population, 178 males, 140 females, 101 married persons, 64 families, 53 married males, 48 married females, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 201 single persons under 18, 121 single males under 18, 80 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 317 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 64 occupied houses, 62 houses, 62 houses built of wood, 61 houses of 1 story, 25 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,935 acres of land in farms, 9,564 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,759 pounds of homemade butter, 6,115 bushels of potatoes, 3,328 bushels of peas, 2,772 bushels of turnips, 2,636 bushels of oats, 1,371 acres of improved land in farms, 996 acres of farmland under crops, 968 bushels of spring wheat, 751 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 678 chickens, 533 tons of hay, 512 acres of hay crops, 443 bushels of corn, 326 acres of farmland in pasture, 310 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 231 sheep, 184 swine slaughtered or sold, 164 swine, 155 bushels of winter wheat, 119 other cattle, 111 acres of oats, 79 acres of wheat, 78 milk cows, 73 bushels of beans, 69 occupants of farms, 65 farm occupants who own their land, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 cattle killed or sold, 42 sheep slaughtered or sold, 41 oxen, 40 horses aged over 3 years, 37 acres of potatoes, 29 ducks, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 6 other fowl, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 geese, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046059— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262704
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). "Robinson, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/robinson-on046059-1891/.