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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,355 total population, 1,204 males, 1,151 females, 787 married persons, 496 families, 394 married males, 393 married females, 110 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,458 single persons under 18, 782 single males under 18, 676 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,333 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 490 occupied houses, 476 houses, 471 houses built of wood, 319 houses of 2 stories, 166 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 157 houses of 1 story, 105 houses of 4 rooms, 69 houses of 5 rooms, 63 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 1 room, 14 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 5 houses built of brick, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 78,165 pounds of homemade butter, 52,784 acres of land in farms, 46,836 bushels of oats, 33,630 acres of improved land in farms, 32,395 bushels of potatoes, 29,374 bushels of barley, 25,743 bushels of peas, 19,154 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,674 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,674 acres of farmland under crops, 14,483 bushels of winter wheat, 13,371 bushels of rye, 11,104 chickens, 5,211 bushels of spring wheat, 4,844 bushels of corn, 3,931 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,661 tons of hay, 3,484 acres of hay crops, 3,148 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,668 other cattle, 2,319 acres of oats, 2,224 bushels of turnips, 2,027 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,961 milk cows, 1,751 sheep, 1,665 acres of barley, 1,419 cattle killed or sold, 1,415 bushels of buckwheat, 1,358 acres of wheat, 1,091 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,004 swine, 823 horses aged over 3 years, 728 bushels of beans, 556 geese, 535 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 452 occupants of farms, 387 farm occupants who own their land, 375 acres of potatoes, 329 horses aged 3 years and under, 300 turkeys, 282 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 182 ducks, 127 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 114 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 105 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 52 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 oxen, 14 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008_1861— 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/.