Stirling, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Stirling, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113893935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.540°W.
Population
In 1891, Stirling, Village had a population of 850: 411 male and 439 female residents. Population density was 847.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 753 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 874 |
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 845 |
| 1911 | 848 |
| 1921 | 844 |
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, Stirling, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 439 |
| Number of males | 411 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 327 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 439 |
| POP M | 411 |
| POP TOT | 850 |
| Total population | 850 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 471 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 829 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 90 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 98 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 42 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 149 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 288 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 101 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 866 |
| Acres of hay crops | 194 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,224 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,325 |
| Acres of oats | 120 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 55 |
| BAR AC | 81 |
| BAR BU | 1,440 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,440 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,513 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,090 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,710 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 956 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 466 |
| BWT BU | 85 |
| CRN BU | 468 |
| HAY AC | 194 |
| HAY TONS | 309 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 22 |
| Number of chickens | 1,519 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 131 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 129 |
| Number of milk cows | 121 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 188 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 175 |
| Number of sheep | 4 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 218 |
| OAT AC | 120 |
| OAT BU | 2,513 |
| PEA BU | 1,090 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,710 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,525 |
| RYE BU | 365 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 309 |
| WHT AC | 55 |
| WHT FALL BU | 466 |
| WHT SP BU | 244 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,525 |
| CATTLE KS | 22 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 471 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,519 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 129 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES B | 90 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 120 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 98 |
| INF 11 A | 175 |
| MD FEM | 164 |
| MD MALE | 163 |
| MD TOT | 327 |
| MILK COWS | 121 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 131 |
| OC TOT | 188 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 829 |
| SHEEP | 4 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 1,224 |
| SUP FOR | 101 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 288 |
| SUP SC | 866 |
| SUP TOT | 1,325 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 218 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 956 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113893935
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). "Stirling, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stirling-village-on074015-1891/.