Storrington, Ontario (1891 census)
Storrington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.437°N, 76.395°W.
Population
In 1891, Storrington had a population of 2,285: 1,208 male and 1,077 female residents. Population density was 19.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,130 |
| 1861 | 2,894 |
| 1871 | 2,882 |
| 1881 | 2,811 |
| 1891 | 2,285 |
| 1901 | 2,062 |
| 1911 | 1,906 |
| 1921 | 1,719 |
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, Storrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 442 |
| Number of families | 442 |
| Number of females | 1,077 |
| Number of males | 1,208 |
| Number of married females | 363 |
| Number of married males | 360 |
| Number of married persons | 723 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP F | 1,077 |
| POP M | 1,208 |
| POP TOT | 2,285 |
| Total population | 2,285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 659 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 798 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,457 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,270 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses | 420 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 352 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 284 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 216 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 437 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,259 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 502 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,270 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,115 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,224 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,044 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,996 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,111 |
| Acres of oats | 3,996 |
| Acres of potatoes | 567 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,220 |
| BAR AC | 1,259 |
| BAR BU | 19,614 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,614 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,085 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,512 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,429 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,228 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,278 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,586 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,719 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,706 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,834 |
| BWT BU | 1,085 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 90 |
| CRN BU | 4,512 |
| HAY AC | 7,044 |
| HAY TONS | 7,732 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 665 |
| Number of chickens | 11,400 |
| Number of ducks | 265 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 326 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 491 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 331 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 846 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,435 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 370 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,828 |
| Number of other fowl | 52 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 1,542 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 901 |
| Number of swine | 1,731 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,721 |
| Number of turkeys | 551 |
| OAT AC | 3,996 |
| OAT BU | 66,429 |
| PEA BU | 16,228 |
| POT AC | 567 |
| POT BU | 37,278 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 760 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,534 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,166 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 97,078 |
| RYE BU | 4,586 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,732 |
| WHT AC | 1,220 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,834 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,719 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 106 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 54 |
| A 51 100 | 114 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 97,078 |
| CATTLE KS | 665 |
| CHEESE LB | 760 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 659 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 798 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,457 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,534 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 331 |
| DUCKS | 265 |
| FAMILIES | 442 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,166 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 491 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,400 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 846 |
| HOUSES | 420 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 284 |
| HOUSES S | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 216 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 352 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 363 |
| MD MALE | 360 |
| MD TOT | 723 |
| MILK COWS | 2,435 |
| NAME CD | Frontenac |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 326 |
| OC TOT | 370 |
| OTHER FOWL | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,828 |
| OTHERS | 2,270 |
| SHEEP | 1,542 |
| SHEEP KS | 901 |
| SILOS | 90 |
| SUP AM | 33,996 |
| SUP FOR | 13,115 |
| SUP JV | 502 |
| SUP PAT | 14,270 |
| SUP SC | 19,224 |
| SUP TOT | 47,111 |
| SWINE | 1,731 |
| SWINE KS | 1,721 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 437 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 9,706 |
| TURKEY | 551 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 17 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111015— 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). "Storrington, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/storrington-on064006-1891/.