Saltfleet, Ontario (1891 census)
Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,765. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.
Population
In 1891, Saltfleet had a population of 2,765: 1,439 male and 1,326 female residents. Population density was 53.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,801 |
| 1861 | 2,740 |
| 1871 | 2,783 |
| 1881 | 2,951 |
| 1891 | 2,765 |
| 1901 | 3,209 |
| 1911 | 4,458 |
| 1921 | 5,900 |
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, Saltfleet 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 | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 587 |
| Number of families | 587 |
| Number of females | 1,326 |
| Number of males | 1,439 |
| Number of married females | 502 |
| Number of married males | 503 |
| Number of married persons | 1,005 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| POP F | 1,326 |
| POP M | 1,439 |
| POP TOT | 2,765 |
| Total population | 2,765 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 757 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 885 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,642 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,764 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 584 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 51 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 512 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 472 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 112 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 319 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 584 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 511 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,221 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,086 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,842 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,647 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,533 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,954 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,796 |
| Acres of oats | 3,087 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of turnips | 78 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,269 |
| BAR AC | 511 |
| BAR BU | 10,693 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,693 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,106 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,028 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17,658 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,044 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,986 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,394 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28,910 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35,176 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| CRN BU | 17,106 |
| HAY AC | 5,533 |
| HAY TONS | 8,402 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 408 |
| Number of chickens | 13,177 |
| Number of ducks | 606 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 402 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 98 |
| Number of geese | 271 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 436 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,236 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,335 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 505 |
| Number of other cattle | 763 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 177 |
| Number of sheep | 938 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 681 |
| Number of swine | 1,695 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,451 |
| Number of turkeys | 324 |
| OAT AC | 3,087 |
| OAT BU | 73,028 |
| PEA BU | 17,658 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 16,044 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,149 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,561 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 111,086 |
| RYE BU | 1,986 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,402 |
| WHT AC | 3,269 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35,176 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,394 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 124 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 128 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| BUTTER LB | 111,086 |
| CATTLE KS | 408 |
| CHEESE LB | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 757 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 885 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,642 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,149 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 436 |
| DUCKS | 606 |
| FAMILIES | 587 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,561 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 271 |
| GRA BU | 216 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,177 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,236 |
| HOUSES | 584 |
| HOUSES B | 51 |
| HOUSES CON | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 472 |
| HOUSES S | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 319 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 512 |
| INF 11 A | 177 |
| MD FEM | 502 |
| MD MALE | 503 |
| MD TOT | 1,005 |
| MILK COWS | 1,335 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 98 |
| OC P | 402 |
| OC TOT | 505 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 763 |
| OTHERS | 2,764 |
| SHEEP | 938 |
| SHEEP KS | 681 |
| SUP AM | 24,954 |
| SUP FOR | 2,842 |
| SUP JV | 2,221 |
| SUP PAT | 5,086 |
| SUP SC | 17,647 |
| SUP TOT | 27,796 |
| SWINE | 1,695 |
| SWINE KS | 1,451 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 584 |
| TUR AC | 78 |
| TUR BU | 28,910 |
| TURKEY | 324 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 118 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7406103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_Township
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). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on130008-1891/.