Rockland, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Rockland, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,465. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3437987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.541°N, 75.282°W.
Population
In 1891, Rockland, T-V had a population of 1,465: 792 male and 673 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,465 |
| 1901 | 1,998 |
| 1911 | 3,397 |
| 1921 | 3,496 |
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 Clarence, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rockland, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,465 total population, 792 males, 673 females, 523 married persons, 268 families, 262 married males, 261 married females, 25 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 917 single persons under 18, 519 single males under 18, 398 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,159 French Canadians, 306 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 259 houses, 259 occupied houses, 255 houses built of wood, 232 houses of 1 story, 173 houses of 2 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,163 pounds of homemade butter, 3,770 bushels of turnips, 3,047 bushels of oats, 2,800 acres of land in farms, 1,857 bushels of potatoes, 1,561 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,239 acres of improved land in farms, 1,169 chickens, 784 acres of farmland under crops, Capacity of silos (tons): 500, 381 acres of farmland in pasture, 258 occupants of farms, 237 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 224 cattle killed or sold, 195 bushels of buckwheat, 192 tons of hay, 177 bushels of barley, 151 farm occupants who rent their land, 146 horses aged over 3 years, 140 milk cows, 131 acres of hay crops, 126 bushels of corn, 113 acres of oats, 107 farm occupants who own their land, 98 bushels of spring wheat, 88 sheep slaughtered or sold, 82 bushels of peas, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 63 swine slaughtered or sold, 57 swine, 48 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 38 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 24 sheep, 18 other fowl, 17 acres of potatoes, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 other cattle, 11 ducks, 9 acres of barley, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 acres of wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 5 oxen, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3437987
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland_(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). "Rockland, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rockland-t-v-on116007-1891/.