St. Edmunds, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Edmunds was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 287. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.192°N, 81.539°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Edmunds had a population of 287: 170 male and 117 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 287 |
| 1901 | 623 |
| 1911 | 434 |
| 1921 | 343 |
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 Eastnor, Lindsay, St. Edmund's, 1881 (34.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Edmunds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 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 | 61 |
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 117 |
| Number of males | 170 |
| Number of married females | 54 |
| Number of married males | 56 |
| Number of married persons | 110 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| POP F | 117 |
| POP M | 170 |
| POP TOT | 287 |
| Total population | 287 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 62 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 173 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 286 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 57 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 57 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 54 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,213 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 809 |
| Acres of hay crops | 312 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 934 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,147 |
| Acres of oats | 111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 108 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 52 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,208 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 845 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,510 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,034 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,725 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 303 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 312 |
| HAY TONS | 306 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 577 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 47 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 83 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 44 |
| Number of other cattle | 109 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 126 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 51 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 111 |
| OAT BU | 2,208 |
| PEA BU | 845 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,510 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 515 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,430 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 306 |
| WHT AC | 108 |
| WHT FALL BU | 303 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,034 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,430 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 111 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 173 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 515 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 61 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 47 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 577 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 57 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 57 |
| MD FEM | 54 |
| MD MALE | 56 |
| MD TOT | 110 |
| MILK COWS | 83 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 43 |
| OC TOT | 44 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 109 |
| OTHERS | 286 |
| SHEEP | 126 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 934 |
| SUP FOR | 4,213 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 95 |
| SUP SC | 809 |
| SUP TOT | 5,147 |
| SWINE | 51 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 58 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,725 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 4 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262885
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). "St. Edmunds, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-edmunds-on052010-1891/.