Sullivan, Ontario (1891 census)
Sullivan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,164. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1891, Sullivan had a population of 4,164: 2,190 male and 1,974 female residents. Population density was 33.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 538 |
| 1861 | 1,736 |
| 1871 | 3,151 |
| 1881 | 4,143 |
| 1891 | 4,164 |
| 1901 | 3,697 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 2,356 |
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, Sullivan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 766 |
| Number of families | 766 |
| Number of females | 1,974 |
| Number of males | 2,190 |
| Number of married females | 628 |
| Number of married males | 628 |
| Number of married persons | 1,256 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| POP F | 1,974 |
| POP M | 2,190 |
| POP TOT | 4,164 |
| Total population | 4,164 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,779 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,164 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 753 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 26 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 660 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 287 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 462 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 153 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 324 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 753 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 403 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 678 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,603 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,722 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,693 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43,657 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,260 |
| Acres of oats | 7,086 |
| Acres of potatoes | 474 |
| Acres of turnips | 569 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,976 |
| BAR AC | 403 |
| BAR BU | 7,368 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,368 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 607 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 154,782 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 73,391 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 61,280 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,949 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 211,320 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 31,374 |
| BWT BU | 607 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 8,693 |
| HAY TONS | 11,379 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,651 |
| Number of chickens | 19,245 |
| Number of ducks | 487 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 609 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 97 |
| Number of geese | 823 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 646 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,370 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,381 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 709 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,982 |
| Number of other fowl | 52 |
| Number of oxen | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 157 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 324 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 115 |
| Number of sheep | 5,533 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,529 |
| Number of swine | 2,191 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,546 |
| Number of turkeys | 382 |
| OAT AC | 7,086 |
| OAT BU | 154,782 |
| PEA BU | 73,391 |
| POT AC | 474 |
| POT BU | 61,280 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,029 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 23,747 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,833 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 216,885 |
| RYE BU | 310 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,379 |
| WHT AC | 3,976 |
| WHT FALL BU | 31,374 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,949 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 157 |
| A 11 50 | 89 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 324 |
| BEN BU | 175 |
| BUTTER LB | 216,885 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,651 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,029 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,510 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,779 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 23,747 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 646 |
| DUCKS | 487 |
| FAMILIES | 766 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,833 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 823 |
| GRA BU | 268 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,245 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,370 |
| HOUSES | 753 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 96 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 153 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 287 |
| HOUSES S | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 324 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 462 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 660 |
| INF 11 A | 115 |
| MD FEM | 628 |
| MD MALE | 628 |
| MD TOT | 1,256 |
| MILK COWS | 2,381 |
| NAME CD | Grey, North—Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 97 |
| OC P | 609 |
| OC TOT | 709 |
| OTHER FOWL | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,982 |
| OTHERS | 4,164 |
| SHEEP | 5,533 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,529 |
| SUP AM | 43,657 |
| SUP FOR | 25,603 |
| SUP JV | 678 |
| SUP PAT | 12,257 |
| SUP SC | 30,722 |
| SUP TOT | 69,260 |
| SWINE | 2,191 |
| SWINE KS | 2,546 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 753 |
| TUR AC | 569 |
| TUR BU | 211,320 |
| TURKEY | 382 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 129 |
| WORKING OX | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262936
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). "Sullivan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sullivan-on068006-1891/.