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 density was 9.5 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 296 |
| Number of males | 316 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 229 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 296 |
| POP M | 316 |
| POP TOT | 612 |
| Total population | 612 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 178 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 377 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 611 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 119 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 333 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,638 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,279 |
| Acres of hay crops | 912 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,628 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,266 |
| Acres of oats | 477 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 61 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 58 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,202 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,462 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,647 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| BWT BU | 119 |
| CRN BU | 124 |
| HAY AC | 912 |
| HAY TONS | 909 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 1,380 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 104 |
| Number of milk cows | 219 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 114 |
| Number of other cattle | 340 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 173 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 144 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 477 |
| OAT BU | 8,202 |
| PEA BU | 2,535 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 8,462 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 803 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 11 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,935 |
| RYE BU | 391 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 909 |
| WHT AC | 61 |
| WHT FALL BU | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 368 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,935 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 178 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 199 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 377 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 803 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 11 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,380 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 104 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 119 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 115 |
| MD TOT | 229 |
| MILK COWS | 219 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 107 |
| OC TOT | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 340 |
| OTHERS | 611 |
| SHEEP | 173 |
| SHEEP KS | 88 |
| SUP AM | 2,628 |
| SUP FOR | 15,638 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 333 |
| SUP SC | 2,279 |
| SUP TOT | 18,266 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 144 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 119 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 4,647 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
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/.