Stamford, Ontario (1891 census)
Stamford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,099. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7597413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.097°N, 79.121°W.
Population
In 1891, Stamford had a population of 2,099: 1,048 male and 1,051 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | 3,139 |
| 1921 | 7,495 |
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, Stamford shared boundaries with:
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 2,099 total population, 1,051 females, 1,048 males, 732 married persons, 428 families, 367 married males, 365 married females, 99 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,268 single persons under 18, 640 single males under 18, 628 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,096 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 426 houses, 426 occupied houses, 362 houses built of wood, 333 houses of 2 stories, 267 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 44 houses built of brick, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses built of stone, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 85,910 pounds of homemade butter, 35,919 bushels of oats, 32,119 bushels of turnips, 30,396 bushels of winter wheat, 26,416 bushels of potatoes, 20,371 acres of land in farms, 18,193 acres of improved land in farms, 13,062 acres of farmland under crops, 12,437 bushels of corn, 7,551 chickens, 6,966 tons of hay, 4,597 acres of hay crops, 4,497 bushels of barley, 4,385 bushels of peas, 3,527 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,316 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,178 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,076 acres of oats, 1,859 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,764 bushels of rye, 1,758 acres of wheat, 1,604 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,251 swine slaughtered or sold, 920 swine, 911 other cattle, 880 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 815 sheep, 767 milk cows, 765 horses aged over 3 years, 635 bushels of buckwheat, 581 cattle killed or sold, 477 sheep slaughtered or sold, 359 occupants of farms, 311 acres of barley, 311 bushels of spring wheat, 283 acres of potatoes, 265 farm occupants who own their land, 250 horses aged 3 years and under, 232 ducks, 202 bushels of beans, 163 turkeys, 155 geese, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 142 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 farm occupants who rent their land, 86 acres of turnips, 80 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 60, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7597413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Township
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). "Stamford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on125009-1891/.