Rockland, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Rockland, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 1,465: 792 male and 673 female residents. Population density was 1460.1 people per square mile.
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 268 |
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 673 |
| Number of males | 792 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 523 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 673 |
| POP M | 792 |
| POP TOT | 1,465 |
| Total population | 1,465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 917 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,159 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 306 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 259 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 255 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 232 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 173 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,561 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 784 |
| Acres of hay crops | 131 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,239 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,800 |
| Acres of oats | 113 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 177 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,047 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,857 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,770 |
| BWT BU | 195 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 500 |
| CRN BU | 126 |
| HAY AC | 131 |
| HAY TONS | 192 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 224 |
| Number of chickens | 1,169 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 151 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 140 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 13 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 237 |
| Number of sheep | 24 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of swine | 57 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 63 |
| OAT AC | 113 |
| OAT BU | 3,047 |
| PEA BU | 82 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,857 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,163 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 192 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 98 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,163 |
| CATTLE KS | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 519 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 917 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 48 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 38 |
| FRN CA | 1,159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,169 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 259 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 232 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 173 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 255 |
| INF 11 A | 237 |
| MD FEM | 261 |
| MD MALE | 262 |
| MD TOT | 523 |
| MILK COWS | 140 |
| NAME CD | Russell |
| OC F | 151 |
| OC P | 107 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 13 |
| OTHERS | 306 |
| SHEEP | 24 |
| SHEEP KS | 88 |
| SILOS | 500 |
| SUP AM | 1,239 |
| SUP FOR | 1,561 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 381 |
| SUP SC | 784 |
| SUP TOT | 2,800 |
| SWINE | 57 |
| SWINE KS | 63 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 259 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 3,770 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rockland-village-on116007-1891/.