Ross, Ontario (1891 census)
Ross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,402. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 76.781°W.
Population
In 1891, Ross had a population of 2,402: 1,236 male and 1,166 female residents. Population density was 25.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 708 |
| 1861 | 1,311 |
| 1871 | 1,682 |
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,402 |
| 1901 | 2,269 |
| 1911 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | 1,790 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cobden, VL, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ross 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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 420 |
| Number of families | 420 |
| Number of females | 1,166 |
| Number of males | 1,236 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 363 |
| Number of married persons | 727 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,166 |
| POP M | 1,236 |
| POP TOT | 2,402 |
| Total population | 2,402 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 764 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 845 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,609 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 14 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,388 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 402 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 351 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 287 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,272 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,902 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,368 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,659 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,740 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,642 |
| Acres of oats | 4,651 |
| Acres of potatoes | 286 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,508 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 1,338 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,338 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,771 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34,010 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,106 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,207 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 33,251 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,430 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 254 |
| CRN BU | 356 |
| HAY AC | 5,659 |
| HAY TONS | 5,264 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 114 |
| Number of chickens | 1,955 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 305 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 120 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 163 |
| Number of milk cows | 399 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 319 |
| Number of other cattle | 372 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 478 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of swine | 221 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 205 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 4,651 |
| OAT BU | 81,771 |
| PEA BU | 34,010 |
| POT AC | 286 |
| POT BU | 29,106 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,662 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,001 |
| RYE BU | 2,207 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,264 |
| WHT AC | 3,508 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,251 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 143 |
| BEN BU | 220 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,001 |
| CATTLE KS | 114 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 764 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 845 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,609 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,662 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 420 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 14 |
| GEESE | 120 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,955 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 163 |
| HOUSES | 402 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 95 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 287 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 122 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 69 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 351 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 364 |
| MD MALE | 363 |
| MD TOT | 727 |
| MILK COWS | 399 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 305 |
| OC TOT | 319 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 372 |
| OTHERS | 2,388 |
| SHEEP | 478 |
| SHEEP KS | 147 |
| SUP AM | 26,740 |
| SUP FOR | 20,902 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 5,272 |
| SUP SC | 21,368 |
| SUP TOT | 47,642 |
| SWINE | 221 |
| SWINE KS | 205 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 403 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 4,430 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262721
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). "Ross, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ross-on114009-1891/.