Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)
Stratford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q740756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.370°N, 80.982°W.
Population
In 1891, Stratford, City—Cité had a population of 9,500: 4,653 male and 4,847 female residents. Population density was 1881.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,809 |
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1911 | 12,946 |
| 1921 | 16,094 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Stratford, City—Cité, 1881 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stratford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 1,800 |
| Number of families | 1,800 |
| Number of females | 4,847 |
| Number of males | 4,653 |
| Number of married females | 1,489 |
| Number of married males | 1,488 |
| Number of married persons | 2,977 |
| Number of widowed females | 324 |
| Number of widowed males | 114 |
| Number of widowed persons | 438 |
| POP F | 4,847 |
| POP M | 4,653 |
| POP TOT | 9,500 |
| Total population | 9,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,034 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,051 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,085 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9,471 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,786 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 564 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,219 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,270 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 467 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 193 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 231 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,144 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,786 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 104 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 485 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 417 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 103 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,887 |
| Acres of hay crops | 489 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,789 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,892 |
| Acres of oats | 192 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR AC | 92 |
| BAR BU | 1,810 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 435 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,197 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 846 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,099 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,025 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,305 |
| CRN BU | 435 |
| HAY AC | 489 |
| HAY TONS | 859 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 303 |
| Number of chickens | 6,380 |
| Number of ducks | 132 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 674 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 360 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 69 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 477 |
| Number of milk cows | 326 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,036 |
| Number of other cattle | 154 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| 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 | 1,013 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of swine | 204 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 192 |
| OAT BU | 6,197 |
| PEA BU | 846 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 13,099 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,820 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 859 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,305 |
| WHT SP BU | 240 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,820 |
| CATTLE KS | 303 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,034 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,051 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,085 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 69 |
| DUCKS | 132 |
| FAMILIES | 1,800 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,380 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 477 |
| HOUSES | 1,786 |
| HOUSES B | 564 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 231 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 193 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,270 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 467 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 104 |
| HOUSES W | 1,219 |
| INF 11 A | 1,013 |
| MD FEM | 1,489 |
| MD MALE | 1,488 |
| MD TOT | 2,977 |
| MILK COWS | 326 |
| NAME CD | Perth, North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 360 |
| OC P | 674 |
| OC TOT | 1,036 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 154 |
| OTHERS | 9,471 |
| SHEEP KS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 2,789 |
| SUP FOR | 103 |
| SUP JV | 485 |
| SUP PAT | 417 |
| SUP SC | 1,887 |
| SUP TOT | 2,892 |
| SWINE | 204 |
| SWINE KS | 136 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,786 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 9,025 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 324 |
| WID MALE | 114 |
| WID TOT | 438 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q740756
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_(Ontario)
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). "Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-city-cit-on108007-1891/.