Tiny, Ontario (1891 census)
Tiny was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.744°N, 80.004°W.
Population
In 1891, Tiny had a population of 4,784: 2,445 male and 2,339 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 748 |
| 1871 | 3,214 |
| 1881 | 3,736 |
| 1891 | 4,784 |
| 1901 | 4,386 |
| 1911 | 4,121 |
| 1921 | 4,026 |
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, Tiny shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,784 total population, 2,445 males, 2,339 females, 1,496 married persons, 800 families, 748 married females, 748 married males, 112 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,176 single persons under 18, 1,645 single males under 18, 1,531 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,898 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,886 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 792 occupied houses, 789 houses, 757 houses built of wood, 755 houses of 1 story, 191 houses of 4 rooms, 189 houses of 3 rooms, 173 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 118 houses of 2 rooms, 94 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 2 stories, 33 uninhabited houses, 31 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses under construction, 8 houses of 1 room, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 177,301 pounds of homemade butter, 99,827 bushels of oats, 75,339 bushels of potatoes, 54,596 acres of land in farms, 42,474 bushels of turnips, 37,540 bushels of peas, 34,287 bushels of spring wheat, 29,721 acres of improved land in farms, 25,338 acres of farmland under crops, 24,875 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,479 bushels of winter wheat, 14,332 chickens, 12,990 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,278 tons of hay, 7,241 acres of hay crops, 6,988 bushels of barley, 6,373 bushels of corn, 4,777 acres of oats, 4,027 acres of wheat, 3,749 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,607 sheep, 2,736 other cattle, 2,703 swine, 2,614 bushels of buckwheat, 2,435 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,270 bushels of rye, 2,208 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,937 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,900 milk cows, 1,432 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,159 horses aged over 3 years, 827 cattle killed or sold, 762 occupants of farms, 657 acres of potatoes, 634 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 593 farm occupants who own their land, 585 geese, 413 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 370 acres of barley, 319 horses aged 3 years and under, 278 bushels of beans, 229 turkeys, 214 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 211 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 207 ducks, 201 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 162 farm occupants who rent their land, 147 acres of turnips, 103 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 81 oxen, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 other fowl, 7 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262998
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). "Tiny, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tiny-on117013-1891/.