Vaughan, Ontario (1891 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,292. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1891, Vaughan had a population of 5,292: 2,745 male and 2,547 female residents. Population density was 45.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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, Vaughan 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 | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 1,034 |
| Number of families | 1,034 |
| Number of females | 2,547 |
| Number of males | 2,745 |
| Number of married females | 818 |
| Number of married males | 818 |
| Number of married persons | 1,636 |
| Number of widowed females | 147 |
| Number of widowed males | 81 |
| Number of widowed persons | 228 |
| POP F | 2,547 |
| POP M | 2,745 |
| POP TOT | 5,292 |
| Total population | 5,292 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,582 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,846 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,428 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,287 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,004 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 197 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 773 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 349 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 650 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 656 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,004 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8,171 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,223 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,012 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,373 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 49,633 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,868 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 58,868 |
| Acres of land in farms | 67,241 |
| Acres of oats | 9,163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,398 |
| Acres of turnips | 211 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,453 |
| BAR AC | 8,171 |
| BAR BU | 168,163 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 168,163 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 767 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,083 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 255,110 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 79,499 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 86,822 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 458 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 51,024 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70,262 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 110,570 |
| BWT BU | 23 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 271 |
| CRN BU | 1,083 |
| HAY AC | 7,868 |
| HAY TONS | 11,869 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,311 |
| Number of chickens | 27,387 |
| Number of ducks | 1,098 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 553 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 423 |
| Number of geese | 1,438 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,003 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,459 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,779 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 982 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,327 |
| Number of other fowl | 89 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 198 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 292 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 390 |
| Number of sheep | 2,470 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,067 |
| Number of swine | 6,941 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8,004 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,068 |
| OAT AC | 9,163 |
| OAT BU | 255,110 |
| PEA BU | 79,499 |
| POT AC | 1,398 |
| POT BU | 86,822 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 438 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,257 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,826 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 308,244 |
| RYE BU | 458 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,869 |
| WHT AC | 9,453 |
| WHT FALL BU | 110,570 |
| WHT SP BU | 51,024 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 198 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 292 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| BUTTER LB | 308,244 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,311 |
| CHEESE LB | 438 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,582 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,846 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,428 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,257 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,003 |
| DUCKS | 1,098 |
| FAMILIES | 1,034 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,826 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 1,438 |
| GRA BU | 767 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 27,387 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,459 |
| HOUSES | 1,004 |
| HOUSES B | 197 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 94 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 97 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 349 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 656 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 650 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 59 |
| HOUSES W | 773 |
| INF 11 A | 390 |
| MD FEM | 818 |
| MD MALE | 818 |
| MD TOT | 1,636 |
| MILK COWS | 2,779 |
| NAME CD | York, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 423 |
| OC P | 553 |
| OC TOT | 982 |
| OTHER FOWL | 89 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,327 |
| OTHERS | 5,287 |
| SHEEP | 2,470 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,067 |
| SILOS | 271 |
| SUP AM | 58,868 |
| SUP FOR | 8,373 |
| SUP JV | 1,223 |
| SUP PAT | 8,012 |
| SUP SC | 49,633 |
| SUP TOT | 67,241 |
| SWINE | 6,941 |
| SWINE KS | 8,004 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,004 |
| TUR AC | 211 |
| TUR BU | 70,262 |
| TURKEY | 1,068 |
| WID FEM | 147 |
| WID MALE | 81 |
| WID TOT | 228 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on133005-1891/.