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 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 density was 53.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1901 | 2,140 |
| 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 176 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 | 428 |
| Number of families | 428 |
| Number of females | 1,051 |
| Number of males | 1,048 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 367 |
| Number of married persons | 732 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 1,051 |
| POP M | 1,048 |
| POP TOT | 2,099 |
| Total population | 2,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,268 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,096 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 426 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 44 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 362 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 333 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 267 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 426 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 311 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,604 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,527 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,178 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,062 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,597 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,371 |
| Acres of oats | 2,076 |
| Acres of potatoes | 283 |
| Acres of turnips | 86 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,758 |
| BAR AC | 311 |
| BAR BU | 4,497 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,497 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,437 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,919 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,385 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,416 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,764 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 32,119 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30,396 |
| BWT BU | 635 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 60 |
| CRN BU | 12,437 |
| HAY AC | 4,597 |
| HAY TONS | 6,966 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 581 |
| Number of chickens | 7,551 |
| Number of ducks | 232 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 265 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 155 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 250 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 765 |
| Number of milk cows | 767 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 359 |
| Number of other cattle | 911 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 142 |
| Number of sheep | 815 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 477 |
| Number of swine | 920 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,251 |
| Number of turkeys | 163 |
| OAT AC | 2,076 |
| OAT BU | 35,919 |
| PEA BU | 4,385 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 26,416 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 880 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,859 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,316 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 85,910 |
| RYE BU | 1,764 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,966 |
| WHT AC | 1,758 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30,396 |
| WHT SP BU | 311 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 80 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 202 |
| BUTTER LB | 85,910 |
| CATTLE KS | 581 |
| CHEESE LB | 880 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 628 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 640 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,268 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,859 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 250 |
| DUCKS | 232 |
| FAMILIES | 428 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,316 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 155 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,551 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 765 |
| HOUSES | 426 |
| HOUSES B | 44 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 267 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 333 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 362 |
| INF 11 A | 142 |
| MD FEM | 365 |
| MD MALE | 367 |
| MD TOT | 732 |
| MILK COWS | 767 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 265 |
| OC TOT | 359 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 911 |
| OTHERS | 2,096 |
| SHEEP | 815 |
| SHEEP KS | 477 |
| SILOS | 60 |
| SUP AM | 18,193 |
| SUP FOR | 2,178 |
| SUP JV | 1,604 |
| SUP PAT | 3,527 |
| SUP SC | 13,062 |
| SUP TOT | 20,371 |
| SWINE | 920 |
| SWINE KS | 1,251 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 426 |
| TUR AC | 86 |
| TUR BU | 32,119 |
| TURKEY | 163 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005— 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). "Stamford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on125009-1891/.