Stafford, Ontario (1891 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,173. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 77.065°W.
Population
In 1891, Stafford had a population of 1,173: 613 male and 560 female residents. Population density was 31.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 560 |
| Number of males | 613 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 560 |
| POP M | 613 |
| POP TOT | 1,173 |
| Total population | 1,173 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 786 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 188 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 985 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 165 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,333 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,399 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,437 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,554 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,846 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,245 |
| Acres of oats | 2,269 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,358 |
| BAR AC | 70 |
| BAR BU | 1,058 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,058 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,742 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,117 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,290 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,970 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,013 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 437 |
| CRN BU | 96 |
| HAY AC | 2,554 |
| HAY TONS | 2,447 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 853 |
| Number of chickens | 9,401 |
| Number of ducks | 108 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 177 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 409 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 308 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 904 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,743 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 192 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,244 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 2,511 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,429 |
| Number of swine | 890 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 990 |
| Number of turkeys | 278 |
| OAT AC | 2,269 |
| OAT BU | 40,742 |
| PEA BU | 11,117 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 12,290 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 370 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,347 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 97 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 100,031 |
| RYE BU | 1,970 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,447 |
| WHT AC | 1,358 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,013 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 100,031 |
| CATTLE KS | 853 |
| CHEESE LB | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 786 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,347 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 308 |
| DUCKS | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 97 |
| FRN CA | 188 |
| GEESE | 409 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,401 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 904 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 165 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 183 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| MILK COWS | 1,743 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 177 |
| OC TOT | 192 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,244 |
| OTHERS | 985 |
| SHEEP | 2,511 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,429 |
| SUP AM | 12,846 |
| SUP FOR | 6,399 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 2,333 |
| SUP SC | 10,437 |
| SUP TOT | 19,245 |
| SWINE | 890 |
| SWINE KS | 990 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 184 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,481 |
| TURKEY | 278 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on114010-1891/.