Stanley, Ontario (1891 census)
Stanley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,470. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.514°N, 81.612°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanley had a population of 2,470: 1,246 male and 1,224 female residents. Population density was 31.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,804 |
| 1881 | 2,940 |
| 1891 | 2,470 |
| 1901 | 2,152 |
| 1911 | 1,830 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
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, Stanley 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 466 |
| Number of families | 466 |
| Number of females | 1,224 |
| Number of males | 1,246 |
| Number of married females | 379 |
| Number of married males | 380 |
| Number of married persons | 759 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP F | 1,224 |
| POP M | 1,246 |
| POP TOT | 2,470 |
| Total population | 2,470 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 841 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,614 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,454 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 455 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 94 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 327 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 387 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 259 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 456 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,048 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,895 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,877 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,916 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,129 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,647 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,524 |
| Acres of oats | 6,147 |
| Acres of potatoes | 257 |
| Acres of turnips | 237 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,122 |
| BAR AC | 2,048 |
| BAR BU | 50,127 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50,127 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,287 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,298 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 187,505 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 29,819 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,202 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,493 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 83,926 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 77,273 |
| BWT BU | 266 |
| CRN BU | 4,298 |
| HAY AC | 6,129 |
| HAY TONS | 9,600 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,552 |
| Number of chickens | 19,746 |
| Number of ducks | 327 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 386 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 586 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 751 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,183 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,395 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 451 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,757 |
| Number of other fowl | 102 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 175 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 92 |
| Number of sheep | 2,623 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,642 |
| Number of swine | 1,602 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,888 |
| Number of turkeys | 312 |
| OAT AC | 6,147 |
| OAT BU | 187,505 |
| PEA BU | 29,819 |
| POT AC | 257 |
| POT BU | 21,202 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,475 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,999 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,148 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 122,384 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,600 |
| WHT AC | 4,122 |
| WHT FALL BU | 77,273 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,493 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 116 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 175 |
| BEN BU | 173 |
| BUTTER LB | 122,384 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,552 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,475 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 773 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 841 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,614 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,999 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 751 |
| DUCKS | 327 |
| FAMILIES | 466 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,148 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 586 |
| GRA BU | 1,287 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,746 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,183 |
| HOUSES | 455 |
| HOUSES B | 94 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 387 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 259 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 327 |
| INF 11 A | 92 |
| MD FEM | 379 |
| MD MALE | 380 |
| MD TOT | 759 |
| MILK COWS | 1,395 |
| NAME CD | Huron, South—Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 386 |
| OC TOT | 451 |
| OTHER FOWL | 102 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,757 |
| OTHERS | 2,454 |
| SHEEP | 2,623 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,642 |
| SUP AM | 35,647 |
| SUP FOR | 6,877 |
| SUP PAT | 8,895 |
| SUP SC | 25,916 |
| SUP TOT | 42,524 |
| SWINE | 1,602 |
| SWINE KS | 1,888 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 456 |
| TUR AC | 237 |
| TUR BU | 83,926 |
| TURKEY | 312 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 72 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262896
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). "Stanley, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stanley-on077006-1891/.