Sheffield, Ontario (1891 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,355. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.
Population
In 1891, Sheffield had a population of 2,355: 1,204 male and 1,151 female residents. Population density was 16.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,792 |
| 1861 | 2,925 |
| 1871 | 2,615 |
| 1881 | 2,591 |
| 1891 | 2,355 |
| 1901 | 2,280 |
| 1911 | 1,879 |
| 1921 | 1,600 |
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, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 496 |
| Number of families | 496 |
| Number of females | 1,151 |
| Number of males | 1,204 |
| Number of married females | 393 |
| Number of married males | 394 |
| Number of married persons | 787 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,151 |
| POP M | 1,204 |
| POP TOT | 2,355 |
| Total population | 2,355 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 676 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 782 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,458 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,333 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 476 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 471 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 319 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 166 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 490 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,665 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 282 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,674 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,154 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,674 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,484 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,630 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,784 |
| Acres of oats | 2,319 |
| Acres of potatoes | 375 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,358 |
| BAR AC | 1,665 |
| BAR BU | 29,374 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 29,374 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 728 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,415 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,844 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,836 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25,743 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,395 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13,371 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,211 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,224 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 14,483 |
| BWT BU | 1,415 |
| CRN BU | 4,844 |
| HAY AC | 3,484 |
| HAY TONS | 3,661 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,419 |
| Number of chickens | 11,104 |
| Number of ducks | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 387 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 556 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 329 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 823 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,961 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 452 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,668 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 114 |
| Number of sheep | 1,751 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,027 |
| Number of swine | 1,004 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,091 |
| Number of turkeys | 300 |
| OAT AC | 2,319 |
| OAT BU | 46,836 |
| PEA BU | 25,743 |
| POT AC | 375 |
| POT BU | 32,395 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 535 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,148 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,931 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,165 |
| RYE BU | 13,371 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,661 |
| WHT AC | 1,358 |
| WHT FALL BU | 14,483 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,211 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 105 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 52 |
| A 51 100 | 127 |
| BEN BU | 728 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,165 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,419 |
| CHEESE LB | 535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 676 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 782 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,458 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,148 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 329 |
| DUCKS | 182 |
| FAMILIES | 496 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,931 |
| FRN CA | 22 |
| GEESE | 556 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,104 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 823 |
| HOUSES | 476 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 105 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 166 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 319 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 471 |
| INF 11 A | 114 |
| MD FEM | 393 |
| MD MALE | 394 |
| MD TOT | 787 |
| MILK COWS | 1,961 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 387 |
| OC TOT | 452 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,668 |
| OTHERS | 2,333 |
| SHEEP | 1,751 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,027 |
| SUP AM | 33,630 |
| SUP FOR | 19,154 |
| SUP JV | 282 |
| SUP PAT | 16,674 |
| SUP SC | 16,674 |
| SUP TOT | 52,784 |
| SWINE | 1,004 |
| SWINE KS | 1,091 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 490 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,224 |
| TURKEY | 300 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008— 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). "Sheffield, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on045015-1891/.