Scarborough, Ontario (1891 census)
Scarborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,028. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.778°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1891, Scarborough had a population of 4,028: 2,072 male and 1,956 female residents. Population density was 54.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,244 |
| 1861 | 4,854 |
| 1871 | 4,615 |
| 1881 | 4,208 |
| 1891 | 4,028 |
| 1901 | 3,845 |
| 1911 | 4,713 |
| 1921 | 11,746 |
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, Scarborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 812 |
| Number of families | 812 |
| Number of females | 1,956 |
| Number of males | 2,072 |
| Number of married females | 655 |
| Number of married males | 655 |
| Number of married persons | 1,310 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 190 |
| POP F | 1,956 |
| POP M | 2,072 |
| POP TOT | 4,028 |
| Total population | 4,028 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,177 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,351 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,528 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,021 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 808 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 176 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 594 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 263 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 541 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 435 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 808 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,663 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,345 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,851 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,565 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,994 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,969 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,190 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,755 |
| Acres of oats | 5,496 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,136 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,421 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,028 |
| BAR AC | 5,663 |
| BAR BU | 137,862 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 137,862 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,819 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 170,030 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48,412 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,717 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 31,278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 568,960 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19,131 |
| BWT BU | 390 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 1,819 |
| HAY AC | 7,969 |
| HAY TONS | 14,087 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,306 |
| Number of chickens | 19,040 |
| Number of ducks | 475 |
| Number of employees on farms | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 421 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 291 |
| Number of geese | 432 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 700 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,733 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,349 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 724 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,371 |
| Number of other fowl | 55 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 214 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 292 |
| Number of sheep | 1,533 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,558 |
| Number of swine | 3,275 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,033 |
| Number of turkeys | 474 |
| OAT AC | 5,496 |
| OAT BU | 170,030 |
| PEA BU | 48,412 |
| POT AC | 1,136 |
| POT BU | 75,717 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,474 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,545 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 164,665 |
| RYE BU | 2,192 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,087 |
| WHT AC | 3,028 |
| WHT FALL BU | 19,131 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,278 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 113 |
| A 11 50 | 93 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 214 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| BUTTER LB | 164,665 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,306 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,528 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,474 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 700 |
| DUCKS | 475 |
| FAMILIES | 812 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,545 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 432 |
| GRA BU | 327 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,040 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,733 |
| HOUSES | 808 |
| HOUSES B | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 89 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 263 |
| HOUSES S | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 435 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 541 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 594 |
| INF 11 A | 292 |
| MD FEM | 655 |
| MD MALE | 655 |
| MD TOT | 1,310 |
| MILK COWS | 1,349 |
| NAME CD | York, East-Est |
| OC E | 12 |
| OC F | 291 |
| OC P | 421 |
| OC TOT | 724 |
| OTHER FOWL | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,371 |
| OTHERS | 4,021 |
| SHEEP | 1,533 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,558 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 39,190 |
| SUP FOR | 3,565 |
| SUP JV | 1,345 |
| SUP PAT | 5,851 |
| SUP SC | 31,994 |
| SUP TOT | 42,755 |
| SWINE | 3,275 |
| SWINE KS | 4,033 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 808 |
| TUR AC | 1,421 |
| TUR BU | 568,960 |
| TURKEY | 474 |
| WID FEM | 124 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 190 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_(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). "Scarborough, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scarborough-on131004-1891/.