Stayner, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Stayner, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,357. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115178453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.420°N, 80.097°W.
Population
In 1891, Stayner, Village had a population of 1,357: 645 male and 712 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,028 |
| 1891 | 1,357 |
| 1901 | 1,225 |
| 1911 | 1,039 |
| 1921 | 972 |
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, Stayner, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 712 |
| Number of males | 645 |
| Number of married females | 227 |
| Number of married males | 226 |
| Number of married persons | 453 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 712 |
| POP M | 645 |
| POP TOT | 1,357 |
| Total population | 1,357 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 435 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 829 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,354 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 286 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 253 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 164 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 238 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 447 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,288 |
| Acres of hay crops | 230 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,668 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,115 |
| Acres of oats | 184 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 294 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 1,011 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,070 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,693 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,937 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,633 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,830 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,884 |
| CRN BU | 550 |
| HAY AC | 230 |
| HAY TONS | 305 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 63 |
| Number of chickens | 2,408 |
| Number of ducks | 78 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 193 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 166 |
| Number of milk cows | 194 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 288 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 269 |
| Number of sheep | 106 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| Number of swine | 185 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 167 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 184 |
| OAT BU | 5,070 |
| PEA BU | 2,693 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 3,937 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 343 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,421 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 305 |
| WHT AC | 294 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,884 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,633 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,421 |
| CATTLE KS | 63 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 435 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 829 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 343 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 95 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,408 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 166 |
| HOUSES | 286 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 147 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 253 |
| INF 11 A | 269 |
| MD FEM | 227 |
| MD MALE | 226 |
| MD TOT | 453 |
| MILK COWS | 194 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, North-Nord |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 193 |
| OC TOT | 288 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 1,354 |
| SHEEP | 106 |
| SHEEP KS | 65 |
| SUP AM | 1,668 |
| SUP FOR | 447 |
| SUP JV | 142 |
| SUP PAT | 238 |
| SUP SC | 1,288 |
| SUP TOT | 2,115 |
| SWINE | 185 |
| SWINE KS | 167 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 286 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,830 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115178453
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). "Stayner, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stayner-village-on118006-1891/.