Ryde, Ontario (1891 census)
Ryde was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.876°N, 79.164°W.
Population
In 1891, Ryde had a population of 612: 316 male and 296 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 612 |
| 1901 | 552 |
| 1911 | 479 |
| 1921 | 325 |
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 Draper, Ryde, Oakley, 1881 (30.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ryde shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 612 total population, 316 males, 296 females, 229 married persons, 122 families, 115 married males, 114 married females, 6 widowed persons, 5 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 377 single persons under 18, 199 single males under 18, 178 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 611 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 119 houses, 119 houses built of wood, 119 occupied houses, 116 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,935 pounds of homemade butter, 18,266 acres of land in farms, 15,638 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,462 bushels of potatoes, 8,202 bushels of oats, 4,647 bushels of turnips, 2,628 acres of improved land in farms, 2,535 bushels of peas, 2,279 acres of farmland under crops, 1,380 chickens, 912 acres of hay crops, 909 tons of hay, 803 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 477 acres of oats, 391 bushels of rye, 368 bushels of spring wheat, 340 other cattle, 333 acres of farmland in pasture, 219 milk cows, 173 sheep, 151 cattle killed or sold, 144 swine slaughtered or sold, 124 bushels of corn, 119 bushels of buckwheat, 114 occupants of farms, 111 swine, 107 farm occupants who own their land, 104 horses aged over 3 years, 88 acres of potatoes, 88 sheep slaughtered or sold, 61 acres of wheat, 58 bushels of barley, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 turkeys, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 bushels of winter wheat, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 oxen, 29 geese, 22 ducks, 21 acres of turnips, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of barley, 3 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129017— 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). "Ryde, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ryde-on101013-1891/.