Tay, Ontario (1891 census)
Tay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,714. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.733°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1891, Tay had a population of 4,714: 2,488 male and 2,226 female residents. Population density was 52.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,629 |
| 1881 | 2,993 |
| 1891 | 4,714 |
| 1901 | 5,442 |
| 1911 | 5,245 |
| 1921 | 3,159 |
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, Tay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 875 |
| Number of families | 875 |
| Number of females | 2,226 |
| Number of males | 2,488 |
| Number of married females | 809 |
| Number of married males | 809 |
| Number of married persons | 1,618 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP F | 2,226 |
| POP M | 2,488 |
| POP TOT | 4,714 |
| Total population | 4,714 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,358 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,636 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,994 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 839 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,875 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 856 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 843 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 353 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 502 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 182 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 195 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 254 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 861 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 181 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 357 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,081 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,708 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,303 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,324 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,741 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,449 |
| Acres of oats | 2,316 |
| Acres of potatoes | 384 |
| Acres of turnips | 88 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,983 |
| BAR AC | 181 |
| BAR BU | 3,057 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,057 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,888 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,052 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,811 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,107 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,087 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,934 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,357 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,124 |
| BWT BU | 233 |
| CRN BU | 1,888 |
| HAY AC | 4,324 |
| HAY TONS | 4,982 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 682 |
| Number of chickens | 9,642 |
| Number of ducks | 237 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 381 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 188 |
| Number of geese | 495 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 228 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 725 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,174 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 570 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,423 |
| Number of other fowl | 182 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 259 |
| Number of sheep | 1,440 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 843 |
| Number of swine | 1,359 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,399 |
| Number of turkeys | 129 |
| OAT AC | 2,316 |
| OAT BU | 49,052 |
| PEA BU | 15,811 |
| POT AC | 384 |
| POT BU | 43,107 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,979 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,811 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 99,143 |
| RYE BU | 1,087 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,982 |
| WHT AC | 1,983 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7,124 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,934 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 102 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 134 |
| BEN BU | 169 |
| BUTTER LB | 99,143 |
| CATTLE KS | 682 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,358 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,636 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,994 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,979 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 228 |
| DUCKS | 237 |
| FAMILIES | 875 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,811 |
| FRN CA | 839 |
| GEESE | 495 |
| GRA BU | 102 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,642 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 725 |
| HOUSES | 856 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 195 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 182 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 353 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 254 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 108 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 502 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 843 |
| INF 11 A | 259 |
| MD FEM | 809 |
| MD MALE | 809 |
| MD TOT | 1,618 |
| MILK COWS | 1,174 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 188 |
| OC P | 381 |
| OC TOT | 570 |
| OTHER FOWL | 182 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,423 |
| OTHERS | 3,875 |
| SHEEP | 1,440 |
| SHEEP KS | 843 |
| SUP AM | 15,741 |
| SUP FOR | 26,708 |
| SUP JV | 357 |
| SUP PAT | 3,081 |
| SUP SC | 12,303 |
| SUP TOT | 42,449 |
| SWINE | 1,359 |
| SWINE KS | 1,399 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 861 |
| TUR AC | 88 |
| TUR BU | 25,357 |
| TURKEY | 129 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262963
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). "Tay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tay-on117012-1891/.