Trafalgar, Ontario (1891 census)
Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,153. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.492°N, 79.766°W.
Population
In 1891, Trafalgar had a population of 4,153: 2,167 male and 1,986 female residents. Population density was 35.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,782 |
| 1861 | 5,846 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1881 | 4,382 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 3,694 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 4,225 |
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, Trafalgar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 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 | 783 |
| Number of families | 783 |
| Number of females | 1,986 |
| Number of males | 2,167 |
| Number of married females | 661 |
| Number of married males | 657 |
| Number of married persons | 1,318 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 171 |
| POP F | 1,986 |
| POP M | 2,167 |
| POP TOT | 4,153 |
| Total population | 4,153 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,220 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,444 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,664 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,150 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 770 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 172 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 37 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 561 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 476 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 293 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 482 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 774 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,757 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,580 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,949 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,145 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 45,259 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,360 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 56,788 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,933 |
| Acres of oats | 6,858 |
| Acres of potatoes | 373 |
| Acres of turnips | 465 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,152 |
| BAR AC | 4,757 |
| BAR BU | 90,885 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 90,885 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 770 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,842 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 163,180 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62,132 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,221 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,020 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50,276 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 173,136 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 57,612 |
| BWT BU | 770 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 9,842 |
| HAY AC | 10,360 |
| HAY TONS | 14,846 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,557 |
| Number of chickens | 27,760 |
| Number of ducks | 1,315 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 554 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 161 |
| Number of geese | 2,171 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 832 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,156 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,185 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 716 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,256 |
| Number of other fowl | 70 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 171 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 274 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 173 |
| Number of sheep | 2,389 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,575 |
| Number of swine | 4,619 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,842 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,366 |
| OAT AC | 6,858 |
| OAT BU | 163,180 |
| PEA BU | 62,132 |
| POT AC | 373 |
| POT BU | 27,221 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,116 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,447 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 221,798 |
| RYE BU | 2,020 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,846 |
| WHT AC | 8,152 |
| WHT FALL BU | 57,612 |
| WHT SP BU | 50,276 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 171 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 274 |
| BEN BU | 169 |
| BUTTER LB | 221,798 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,557 |
| CHEESE LB | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,444 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,664 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,116 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 832 |
| DUCKS | 1,315 |
| FAMILIES | 783 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,447 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 2,171 |
| GRA BU | 290 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 27,760 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,156 |
| HOUSES | 770 |
| HOUSES B | 172 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 476 |
| HOUSES S | 37 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 482 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 293 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 561 |
| INF 11 A | 173 |
| MD FEM | 661 |
| MD MALE | 657 |
| MD TOT | 1,318 |
| MILK COWS | 3,185 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 161 |
| OC P | 554 |
| OC TOT | 716 |
| OTHER FOWL | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,256 |
| OTHERS | 4,150 |
| SHEEP | 2,389 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,575 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 56,788 |
| SUP FOR | 7,145 |
| SUP JV | 2,580 |
| SUP PAT | 8,949 |
| SUP SC | 45,259 |
| SUP TOT | 63,933 |
| SWINE | 4,619 |
| SWINE KS | 5,842 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 774 |
| TUR AC | 465 |
| TUR BU | 173,136 |
| TURKEY | 2,366 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 105 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 171 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7832431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Township
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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on071009-1891/.