Southampton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Southampton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,437. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7569089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.491°N, 81.370°W.
Population
In 1891, Southampton, Village had a population of 1,437: 695 male and 742 female residents. Population density was 1432.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 858 |
| 1881 | 1,141 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,636 |
| 1911 | 1,685 |
| 1921 | 1,537 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Southampton, Village, 1881 (19.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Southampton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 278 |
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 742 |
| Number of males | 695 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 742 |
| POP M | 695 |
| POP TOT | 1,437 |
| Total population | 1,437 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 922 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 63 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,374 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 260 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 149 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 219 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,439 |
| Acres of hay crops | 522 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,757 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,976 |
| Acres of oats | 209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 121 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,998 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,242 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,177 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,328 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| HAY AC | 522 |
| HAY TONS | 589 |
| Number of chickens | 1,628 |
| Number of ducks | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 207 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 152 |
| Number of milk cows | 209 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 133 |
| Number of other fowl | 37 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 164 |
| Number of sheep | 203 |
| Number of swine | 118 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 209 |
| OAT BU | 3,998 |
| PEA BU | 1,242 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 5,177 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 272 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 713 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,574 |
| RYE BU | 158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 589 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT FALL BU | 75 |
| WHT SP BU | 47 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,574 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 471 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 922 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 272 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 72 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 713 |
| FRN CA | 63 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,628 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 152 |
| HOUSES | 260 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 129 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 164 |
| MD FEM | 229 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 459 |
| MILK COWS | 209 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC P | 207 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER FOWL | 37 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 133 |
| OTHERS | 1,374 |
| SHEEP | 203 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 1,757 |
| SUP FOR | 219 |
| SUP JV | 159 |
| SUP PAT | 159 |
| SUP SC | 1,439 |
| SUP TOT | 1,976 |
| SWINE | 118 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,328 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7569089
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_(Ontario)
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). "Southampton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southampton-village-on052011-1891/.