Smith, Ontario (1891 census)
Smith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,045. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.440°N, 78.319°W.
Population
In 1891, Smith had a population of 3,045: 1,569 male and 1,476 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,795 |
| 1871 | 3,428 |
| 1881 | 3,301 |
| 1891 | 3,045 |
| 1901 | 2,944 |
| 1911 | 2,981 |
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, Smith shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos
- Douro
- Dummer
- Emily
- Ennismore
- Harvey
- Monaghan N
- Peterborough, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,045 total population, 1,569 males, 1,476 females, 998 married persons, 587 families, 499 married females, 499 married males, 112 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,935 single persons under 18, 1,020 single males under 18, 915 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,007 persons who are not French Canadian, 38 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 586 houses, 586 occupied houses, 470 houses of 1 story, 428 houses built of wood, 317 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 130 houses built of brick, 113 houses of 2 stories, 68 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 129,858 bushels of oats, 105,750 bushels of turnips, 92,325 pounds of homemade butter, 73,605 bushels of spring wheat, 52,930 acres of land in farms, 47,080 bushels of peas, 40,867 bushels of potatoes, 39,426 acres of improved land in farms, 30,161 bushels of barley, 28,279 acres of farmland under crops, 22,634 bushels of winter wheat, 19,143 chickens, 13,504 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,614 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,637 acres of wheat, 6,639 tons of hay, 5,728 acres of hay crops, 5,727 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,580 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,183 acres of oats, 3,450 bushels of rye, 2,668 milk cows, 2,622 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,419 swine, 2,061 other cattle, 1,803 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,613 acres of barley, 1,494 sheep, 1,370 bushels of buckwheat, 1,331 horses aged over 3 years, 1,021 cattle killed or sold, 813 geese, 812 sheep slaughtered or sold, 567 occupants of farms, 533 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 493 turkeys, 468 horses aged 3 years and under, 411 acres of potatoes, 392 farm occupants who own their land, 302 ducks, 258 acres of turnips, 205 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 174 farm occupants who rent their land, 168 bushels of corn, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 144 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 138 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 114 bushels of beans, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 other fowl, 14 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262856
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). "Smith, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-on111005-1891/.