Roxborough, Ontario (1891 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,736. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1891, Roxborough had a population of 4,736: 2,428 male and 2,308 female residents. Population density was 39.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1881 | 4,005 |
| 1891 | 4,736 |
| 1901 | 4,834 |
| 1911 | 4,295 |
| 1921 | 4,005 |
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, Roxborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 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 | 871 |
| Number of families | 871 |
| Number of females | 2,308 |
| Number of males | 2,428 |
| Number of married females | 774 |
| Number of married males | 774 |
| Number of married persons | 1,548 |
| Number of widowed females | 106 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 162 |
| POP F | 2,308 |
| POP M | 2,428 |
| POP TOT | 4,736 |
| Total population | 4,736 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,026 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,067 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,669 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 859 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 832 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 477 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 381 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 195 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 269 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 859 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 484 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 458 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,390 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 37,230 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,135 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,605 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,983 |
| Acres of land in farms | 67,213 |
| Acres of oats | 6,221 |
| Acres of potatoes | 539 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,038 |
| BAR AC | 484 |
| BAR BU | 6,545 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,545 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,249 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,089 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 112,972 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,677 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 68,533 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,291 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,410 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,512 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58 |
| BWT BU | 12,249 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 300 |
| CRN BU | 6,089 |
| HAY AC | 6,605 |
| HAY TONS | 7,375 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 818 |
| Number of chickens | 22,106 |
| Number of ducks | 392 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 754 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 103 |
| Number of geese | 538 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 654 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,525 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,795 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 857 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,598 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 167 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 268 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 255 |
| Number of sheep | 2,616 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,301 |
| Number of swine | 1,581 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,266 |
| Number of turkeys | 235 |
| OAT AC | 6,221 |
| OAT BU | 112,972 |
| PEA BU | 6,677 |
| POT AC | 539 |
| POT BU | 68,533 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 14,347 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,885 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,539 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 149,610 |
| RYE BU | 1,291 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,375 |
| WHT AC | 1,038 |
| WHT FALL BU | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,410 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 167 |
| A 11 50 | 132 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 268 |
| BEN BU | 325 |
| BUTTER LB | 149,610 |
| CATTLE KS | 818 |
| CHEESE LB | 14,347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,428 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,026 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,885 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 654 |
| DUCKS | 392 |
| FAMILIES | 871 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,539 |
| FRN CA | 1,067 |
| GEESE | 538 |
| GRA BU | 284 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,106 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,525 |
| HOUSES | 859 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 101 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 195 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 477 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 269 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 130 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 381 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 832 |
| INF 11 A | 255 |
| MD FEM | 774 |
| MD MALE | 774 |
| MD TOT | 1,548 |
| MILK COWS | 3,795 |
| NAME CD | Cornwall and Stormont |
| OC F | 103 |
| OC P | 754 |
| OC TOT | 857 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,598 |
| OTHERS | 3,669 |
| SHEEP | 2,616 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,301 |
| SILOS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 29,983 |
| SUP FOR | 37,230 |
| SUP JV | 458 |
| SUP PAT | 9,390 |
| SUP SC | 20,135 |
| SUP TOT | 67,213 |
| SWINE | 1,581 |
| SWINE KS | 1,266 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 859 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,512 |
| TURKEY | 235 |
| WID FEM | 106 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 162 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Roxborough, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/roxborough-on056007-1891/.