Russell, Ontario (1891 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,918. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.
Population
In 1891, Russell had a population of 3,918: 2,015 male and 1,903 female residents. Population density was 49.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 503 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 2,339 |
| 1881 | 3,458 |
| 1891 | 3,918 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,964 |
| 1921 | 3,752 |
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, Russell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 694 |
| Number of families | 694 |
| Number of females | 1,903 |
| Number of males | 2,015 |
| Number of married females | 636 |
| Number of married males | 630 |
| Number of married persons | 1,266 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,903 |
| POP M | 2,015 |
| POP TOT | 3,918 |
| Total population | 3,918 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,198 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,351 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,549 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,959 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,959 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 676 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 639 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 303 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 370 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 137 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 201 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 679 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 67 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 792 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 354 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,405 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,297 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,108 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,283 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,867 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,164 |
| Acres of oats | 7,160 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,511 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,597 |
| BAR AC | 792 |
| BAR BU | 11,565 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,565 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,743 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,732 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,744 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 120,448 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,976 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 143,956 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,666 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,715 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,995 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 12,743 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 60 |
| CRN BU | 3,744 |
| HAY AC | 7,283 |
| HAY TONS | 6,699 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 700 |
| Number of chickens | 18,660 |
| Number of ducks | 647 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 545 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 94 |
| Number of geese | 934 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 646 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,381 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,528 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 640 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,685 |
| Number of other fowl | 595 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 217 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 128 |
| Number of sheep | 1,963 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 914 |
| Number of swine | 1,586 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,647 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,853 |
| OAT AC | 7,160 |
| OAT BU | 120,448 |
| PEA BU | 11,976 |
| POT AC | 1,511 |
| POT BU | 143,956 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,604 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,469 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 96,975 |
| RYE BU | 7,666 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,699 |
| WHT AC | 1,597 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,715 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 112 |
| A 11 50 | 217 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 162 |
| BEN BU | 1,111 |
| BUTTER LB | 96,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 700 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,604 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,469 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 646 |
| DUCKS | 647 |
| FAMILIES | 694 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 190 |
| FRN CA | 1,959 |
| GEESE | 934 |
| GRA BU | 1,732 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,660 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,381 |
| HOUSES | 676 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 137 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 303 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 201 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 142 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 94 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 370 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 67 |
| HOUSES W | 639 |
| INF 11 A | 128 |
| MD FEM | 636 |
| MD MALE | 630 |
| MD TOT | 1,266 |
| MILK COWS | 2,528 |
| NAME CD | Russell |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 94 |
| OC P | 545 |
| OC TOT | 640 |
| OTHER FOWL | 595 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,685 |
| OTHERS | 1,959 |
| SHEEP | 1,963 |
| SHEEP KS | 914 |
| SILOS | 60 |
| SUP AM | 31,867 |
| SUP FOR | 15,297 |
| SUP JV | 354 |
| SUP PAT | 7,405 |
| SUP SC | 24,108 |
| SUP TOT | 47,164 |
| SWINE | 1,586 |
| SWINE KS | 1,647 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 679 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 8,995 |
| TURKEY | 1,853 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2981843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(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). "Russell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on116008-1891/.