Sydney, Ontario (1891 census)
Sydney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.204°N, 77.519°W.
Population
In 1891, Sydney had a population of 4,152: 2,166 male and 1,986 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,152 |
| 1901 | 4,438 |
| 1911 | 4,335 |
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, Sydney shared boundaries with:
- Ameliasburgh
- Belleville, City—Cité
- Frankford, Village
- Murray
- Rawdon
- Seymour
- Thurlow
- Trenton, Village
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 | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 884 |
| Number of families | 884 |
| Number of females | 1,986 |
| Number of males | 2,166 |
| Number of married females | 842 |
| Number of married males | 842 |
| Number of married persons | 1,684 |
| Number of widowed females | 128 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 194 |
| POP F | 1,986 |
| POP M | 2,166 |
| POP TOT | 4,152 |
| Total population | 4,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,016 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,274 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,141 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 882 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 144 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 44 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 694 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 622 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 260 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 462 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 884 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,206 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,827 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,396 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,925 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 42,516 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,407 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 55,739 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,664 |
| Acres of oats | 5,177 |
| Acres of potatoes | 687 |
| Acres of turnips | 80 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,776 |
| BAR AC | 4,206 |
| BAR BU | 74,264 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 74,264 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 552 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 813 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 47,841 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110,699 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39,656 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,521 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25,420 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,368 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24,020 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45,604 |
| BWT BU | 19,137 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 665 |
| CRN BU | 47,841 |
| HAY AC | 10,407 |
| HAY TONS | 16,425 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,051 |
| Number of chickens | 23,399 |
| Number of ducks | 408 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 635 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 172 |
| Number of geese | 559 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 635 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,096 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,641 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 808 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,960 |
| Number of other fowl | 65 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 281 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 215 |
| Number of sheep | 1,278 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 618 |
| Number of swine | 3,447 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,316 |
| Number of turkeys | 379 |
| OAT AC | 5,177 |
| OAT BU | 110,699 |
| PEA BU | 39,656 |
| POT AC | 687 |
| POT BU | 55,521 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 513 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,981 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,579 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 144,739 |
| RYE BU | 25,420 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,425 |
| WHT AC | 3,776 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45,604 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,368 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 164 |
| A 11 50 | 116 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 281 |
| BEN BU | 552 |
| BUTTER LB | 144,739 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,051 |
| CHEESE LB | 513 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,016 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,274 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,981 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 635 |
| DUCKS | 408 |
| FAMILIES | 884 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,579 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 559 |
| GRA BU | 813 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,399 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,096 |
| HOUSES | 882 |
| HOUSES B | 144 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 92 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 622 |
| HOUSES S | 44 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 462 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 70 |
| HOUSES W | 694 |
| INF 11 A | 215 |
| MD FEM | 842 |
| MD MALE | 842 |
| MD TOT | 1,684 |
| MILK COWS | 4,641 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 172 |
| OC P | 635 |
| OC TOT | 808 |
| OTHER FOWL | 65 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,960 |
| OTHERS | 4,141 |
| SHEEP | 1,278 |
| SHEEP KS | 618 |
| SILOS | 665 |
| SUP AM | 55,739 |
| SUP FOR | 9,925 |
| SUP JV | 1,827 |
| SUP PAT | 11,396 |
| SUP SC | 42,516 |
| SUP TOT | 65,664 |
| SWINE | 3,447 |
| SWINE KS | 3,316 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 884 |
| TUR AC | 80 |
| TUR BU | 24,020 |
| TURKEY | 379 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 128 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 194 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080007— 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). "Sydney, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydney-on075003-1891/.