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 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,292 total population, 2,745 males, 2,547 females, 1,636 married persons, 1,034 families, 818 married females, 818 married males, 228 widowed persons, 147 widowed females, 81 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,428 single persons under 18, 1,846 single males under 18, 1,582 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,287 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,004 houses, 1,004 occupied houses, 773 houses built of wood, 656 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 650 houses of 2 stories, 349 houses of 1 story, 197 houses built of brick, 97 houses of 4 rooms, 94 houses of 5 rooms, 67 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 59 uninhabited houses, 34 houses built of stone, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 308,244 pounds of homemade butter, 255,110 bushels of oats, 168,163 bushels of barley, 110,570 bushels of winter wheat, 86,822 bushels of potatoes, 79,499 bushels of peas, 70,262 bushels of turnips, 67,241 acres of land in farms, 58,868 acres of improved land in farms, 51,024 bushels of spring wheat, 49,633 acres of farmland under crops, 27,387 chickens, 11,869 tons of hay, 11,257 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,453 acres of wheat, 9,163 acres of oats, 8,373 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,171 acres of barley, 8,012 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,004 swine slaughtered or sold, 7,868 acres of hay crops, 6,941 swine, 2,779 milk cows, 2,470 sheep, 2,459 horses aged over 3 years, 2,327 other cattle, 1,826 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,438 geese, 1,398 acres of potatoes, 1,311 cattle killed or sold, 1,223 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,098 ducks, 1,083 bushels of corn, 1,068 turkeys, 1,067 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,003 horses aged 3 years and under, 982 occupants of farms, 767 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 553 farm occupants who own their land, 458 bushels of rye, 438 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 423 farm occupants who rent their land, 390 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 292 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 271, 211 acres of turnips, 198 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 other fowl, 81 bushels of beans, 77 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 bushels of buckwheat, 8 oxen, 6 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Susannah Augusta Stokes | 1805–1923 | died here |
| Mary McLELLAN | 1836–1909 | died here |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1843–1903 | born here |
| Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1844–1901 | died here |
| A. E. (Albert Edward) McPhillips | 1861–1938 | born here |
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/.