Seneca, Ontario (1891 census)
Seneca was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,231. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.849°W.
Population
In 1891, Seneca had a population of 2,231: 1,170 male and 1,061 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,636 |
| 1861 | 4,577 |
| 1871 | 3,282 |
| 1881 | 2,545 |
| 1891 | 2,231 |
| 1901 | 1,885 |
| 1911 | 1,712 |
| 1921 | 1,742 |
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, Seneca 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 | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 436 |
| Number of families | 436 |
| Number of females | 1,061 |
| Number of males | 1,170 |
| Number of married females | 342 |
| Number of married males | 342 |
| Number of married persons | 684 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 1,061 |
| POP M | 1,170 |
| POP TOT | 2,231 |
| Total population | 2,231 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 790 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,436 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,230 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 432 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 364 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 122 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 309 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 274 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 433 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,005 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 641 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 994 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,211 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,942 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,846 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,990 |
| Acres of oats | 4,640 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,275 |
| BAR AC | 1,005 |
| BAR BU | 17,002 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,002 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,860 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 101,732 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39,395 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,876 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,438 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,013 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 57,647 |
| BWT BU | 166 |
| CRN BU | 1,860 |
| HAY AC | 7,942 |
| HAY TONS | 11,489 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 981 |
| Number of chickens | 13,405 |
| Number of ducks | 399 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 296 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 483 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 523 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,081 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,688 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 368 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,223 |
| Number of other fowl | 52 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 2,354 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,604 |
| Number of swine | 2,338 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,109 |
| Number of turkeys | 714 |
| OAT AC | 4,640 |
| OAT BU | 101,732 |
| PEA BU | 39,395 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 10,876 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 18,210 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,894 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,052 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 170,935 |
| RYE BU | 550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,489 |
| WHT AC | 5,275 |
| WHT FALL BU | 57,647 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,438 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 140 |
| BEN BU | 355 |
| BUTTER LB | 170,935 |
| CATTLE KS | 981 |
| CHEESE LB | 18,210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 646 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 790 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,436 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,894 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 523 |
| DUCKS | 399 |
| FAMILIES | 436 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,052 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 483 |
| GRA BU | 814 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,405 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,081 |
| HOUSES | 432 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 122 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 274 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 309 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 364 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 342 |
| MD MALE | 342 |
| MD TOT | 684 |
| MILK COWS | 1,688 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 70 |
| OC P | 296 |
| OC TOT | 368 |
| OTHER FOWL | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,223 |
| OTHERS | 2,230 |
| SHEEP | 2,354 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,604 |
| SUP AM | 32,846 |
| SUP FOR | 8,144 |
| SUP JV | 641 |
| SUP PAT | 994 |
| SUP SC | 31,211 |
| SUP TOT | 40,990 |
| SWINE | 2,338 |
| SWINE KS | 3,109 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 433 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 16,013 |
| TURKEY | 714 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 73 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262795
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). "Seneca, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seneca-on070007-1891/.