Uxbridge, Ontario (1891 census)
Uxbridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.055°N, 79.162°W.
Population
In 1891, Uxbridge had a population of 3,461: 1,777 male and 1,684 female residents. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,289 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
| 1871 | 4,762 |
| 1881 | 4,081 |
| 1891 | 3,461 |
| 1901 | 2,846 |
| 1911 | 2,471 |
| 1921 | 2,858 |
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, Uxbridge 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 711 |
| Number of families | 711 |
| Number of females | 1,684 |
| Number of males | 1,777 |
| Number of married females | 618 |
| Number of married males | 623 |
| Number of married persons | 1,241 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP F | 1,684 |
| POP M | 1,777 |
| POP TOT | 3,461 |
| Total population | 3,461 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 981 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,109 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,090 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,460 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 695 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 638 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 282 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 412 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 365 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 703 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,049 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 688 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,717 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,183 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,025 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,759 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,430 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,613 |
| Acres of oats | 6,942 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,287 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,337 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,234 |
| BAR AC | 3,049 |
| BAR BU | 51,916 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,916 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,769 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,070 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 159,718 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 47,915 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 122,795 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,908 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 55,223 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 531,362 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,437 |
| BWT BU | 2,769 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 18 |
| CRN BU | 3,070 |
| HAY AC | 4,759 |
| HAY TONS | 6,497 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,009 |
| Number of chickens | 21,553 |
| Number of ducks | 677 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 445 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 245 |
| Number of geese | 820 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 670 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,493 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,613 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 696 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,301 |
| Number of other fowl | 109 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 212 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 219 |
| Number of sheep | 2,404 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 954 |
| Number of swine | 4,852 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,638 |
| Number of turkeys | 674 |
| OAT AC | 6,942 |
| OAT BU | 159,718 |
| PEA BU | 47,915 |
| POT AC | 1,287 |
| POT BU | 122,795 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 616 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,511 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,803 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 193,449 |
| RYE BU | 8,908 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,497 |
| WHT AC | 5,234 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8,437 |
| WHT SP BU | 55,223 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 109 |
| A 11 50 | 134 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 212 |
| BEN BU | 187 |
| BUTTER LB | 193,449 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,009 |
| CHEESE LB | 616 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 981 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,109 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,090 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,511 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 670 |
| DUCKS | 677 |
| FAMILIES | 711 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,803 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 820 |
| GRA BU | 269 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,553 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,493 |
| HOUSES | 695 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 365 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 412 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 638 |
| INF 11 A | 219 |
| MD FEM | 618 |
| MD MALE | 623 |
| MD TOT | 1,241 |
| MILK COWS | 1,613 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 245 |
| OC P | 445 |
| OC TOT | 696 |
| OTHER FOWL | 109 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,301 |
| OTHERS | 3,460 |
| SHEEP | 2,404 |
| SHEEP KS | 954 |
| SILOS | 18 |
| SUP AM | 38,430 |
| SUP FOR | 9,183 |
| SUP JV | 688 |
| SUP PAT | 6,717 |
| SUP SC | 31,025 |
| SUP TOT | 47,613 |
| SWINE | 4,852 |
| SWINE KS | 4,638 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 703 |
| TUR AC | 1,337 |
| TUR BU | 531,362 |
| TURKEY | 674 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 85 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386959
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_(Ontario)
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). "Uxbridge, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-on103004-1891/.