Smith's Falls, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Smith's Falls, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.023°W.
Population
In 1891, Smith's Falls, Village had a population of 3,864: 1,926 male and 1,938 female residents. Population density was 3848.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,137 |
| 1871 | 1,150 |
| 1881 | 2,087 |
| 1891 | 3,864 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Smiths Falls (part), Town—Ville, 1901 (33.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Smith's Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 788 |
| Number of families | 788 |
| Number of females | 1,938 |
| Number of males | 1,926 |
| Number of married females | 688 |
| Number of married males | 687 |
| Number of married persons | 1,375 |
| Number of widowed females | 132 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP F | 1,938 |
| POP M | 1,926 |
| POP TOT | 3,864 |
| Total population | 3,864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,118 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,196 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,314 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 101 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,763 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 770 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 266 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 483 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 480 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 282 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 536 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 770 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 759 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 764 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 844 |
| Acres of hay crops | 511 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,765 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,529 |
| Acres of oats | 240 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 93 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 692 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 648 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 372 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,145 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 611 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,787 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,839 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| BWT BU | 648 |
| CRN BU | 372 |
| HAY AC | 511 |
| HAY TONS | 618 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 84 |
| Number of chickens | 4,275 |
| Number of ducks | 268 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 338 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 124 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 306 |
| Number of milk cows | 287 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 462 |
| Number of other cattle | 132 |
| Number of other fowl | 112 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 445 |
| Number of sheep | 170 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 81 |
| Number of swine | 196 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of turkeys | 64 |
| OAT AC | 240 |
| OAT BU | 7,145 |
| PEA BU | 611 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 5,787 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 789 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,554 |
| RYE BU | 55 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 618 |
| WHT AC | 93 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,839 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,554 |
| CATTLE KS | 84 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,118 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,314 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 789 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 268 |
| FAMILIES | 788 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 101 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,275 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 306 |
| HOUSES | 770 |
| HOUSES B | 266 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 480 |
| HOUSES S | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 536 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 483 |
| INF 11 A | 445 |
| MD FEM | 688 |
| MD MALE | 687 |
| MD TOT | 1,375 |
| MILK COWS | 287 |
| NAME CD | Leeds and Grenville North—Nord |
| OC F | 124 |
| OC P | 338 |
| OC TOT | 462 |
| OTHER FOWL | 112 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 132 |
| OTHERS | 3,763 |
| SHEEP | 170 |
| SHEEP KS | 81 |
| SUP AM | 1,765 |
| SUP FOR | 764 |
| SUP JV | 162 |
| SUP PAT | 759 |
| SUP SC | 844 |
| SUP TOT | 2,529 |
| SWINE | 196 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 770 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,180 |
| TURKEY | 64 |
| WID FEM | 132 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085006— 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). "Smith's Falls, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-s-falls-village-on085006-1891/.