Seymour, Ontario (1891 census)
Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.
Population
In 1891, Seymour had a population of 3,509: 1,835 male and 1,674 female residents. Population density was 28.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,781 |
| 1861 | 3,842 |
| 1871 | 4,289 |
| 1881 | 3,783 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,261 |
| 1911 | 3,331 |
| 1921 | 2,687 |
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, Seymour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 696 |
| Number of families | 696 |
| Number of females | 1,674 |
| Number of males | 1,835 |
| Number of married females | 603 |
| Number of married males | 603 |
| Number of married persons | 1,206 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP F | 1,674 |
| POP M | 1,835 |
| POP TOT | 3,509 |
| Total population | 3,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,167 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 20 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,489 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 680 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 124 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 36 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 518 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 131 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 547 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 298 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 681 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,701 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 786 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,505 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,441 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35,487 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,572 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 47,778 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,219 |
| Acres of oats | 4,377 |
| Acres of potatoes | 390 |
| Acres of turnips | 190 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,348 |
| BAR AC | 2,701 |
| BAR BU | 46,175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,175 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,479 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,045 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,165 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 52,904 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,522 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16,170 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,957 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 59,248 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55,982 |
| BWT BU | 5,479 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 541 |
| CRN BU | 4,045 |
| HAY AC | 6,572 |
| HAY TONS | 8,263 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 747 |
| Number of chickens | 21,746 |
| Number of ducks | 607 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 521 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 139 |
| Number of geese | 662 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 513 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,526 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,179 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 661 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,143 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 246 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 126 |
| Number of sheep | 1,933 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 934 |
| Number of swine | 2,861 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,891 |
| Number of turkeys | 563 |
| OAT AC | 4,377 |
| OAT BU | 95,165 |
| PEA BU | 52,904 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 37,522 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,326 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,341 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 930 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 82,149 |
| RYE BU | 16,170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,263 |
| WHT AC | 5,348 |
| WHT FALL BU | 55,982 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,957 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 162 |
| A 11 50 | 83 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 246 |
| BEN BU | 257 |
| BUTTER LB | 82,149 |
| CATTLE KS | 747 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 983 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,184 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,167 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,341 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 513 |
| DUCKS | 607 |
| FAMILIES | 696 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 930 |
| FRN CA | 20 |
| GEESE | 662 |
| GRA BU | 377 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,746 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,526 |
| HOUSES | 680 |
| HOUSES B | 124 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 113 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES S | 36 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 298 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 547 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 518 |
| INF 11 A | 126 |
| MD FEM | 603 |
| MD MALE | 603 |
| MD TOT | 1,206 |
| MILK COWS | 4,179 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 139 |
| OC P | 521 |
| OC TOT | 661 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,143 |
| OTHERS | 3,489 |
| SHEEP | 1,933 |
| SHEEP KS | 934 |
| SILOS | 541 |
| SUP AM | 47,778 |
| SUP FOR | 16,441 |
| SUP JV | 786 |
| SUP PAT | 11,505 |
| SUP SC | 35,487 |
| SUP TOT | 64,219 |
| SWINE | 2,861 |
| SWINE KS | 2,891 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 681 |
| TUR AC | 190 |
| TUR BU | 59,248 |
| TURKEY | 563 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 88 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7459234
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_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). "Seymour, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on099009-1891/.