Verulam, Ontario (1891 census)
Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.624°W.
Population
In 1891, Verulam had a population of 2,291: 1,210 male and 1,081 female residents. Population density was 21.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 571 |
| 1861 | 1,545 |
| 1871 | 2,692 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,291 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 2,022 |
| 1921 | 1,673 |
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, Verulam shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 410 |
| Number of families | 410 |
| Number of females | 1,081 |
| Number of males | 1,210 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 364 |
| Number of married persons | 728 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,081 |
| POP M | 1,210 |
| POP TOT | 2,291 |
| Total population | 2,291 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 818 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,497 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,270 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 404 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 31 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 372 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 283 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 121 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 195 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 408 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,041 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 292 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,415 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,921 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,694 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,242 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,401 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,322 |
| Acres of oats | 5,150 |
| Acres of potatoes | 316 |
| Acres of turnips | 183 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,019 |
| BAR AC | 1,041 |
| BAR BU | 18,323 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,323 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,297 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,380 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 113,940 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,201 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,338 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50,793 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 64,525 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,498 |
| BWT BU | 2,297 |
| CRN BU | 1,380 |
| HAY AC | 4,242 |
| HAY TONS | 3,904 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,202 |
| Number of chickens | 13,229 |
| Number of ducks | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 317 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 662 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 438 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 897 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,936 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 370 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,822 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 157 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 2,486 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,359 |
| Number of swine | 1,708 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,058 |
| Number of turkeys | 319 |
| OAT AC | 5,150 |
| OAT BU | 113,940 |
| PEA BU | 40,201 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 38,338 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 225 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,657 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 100,114 |
| RYE BU | 2,370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,904 |
| WHT AC | 5,019 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,498 |
| WHT SP BU | 50,793 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 110 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 157 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 100,114 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,202 |
| CHEESE LB | 225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 679 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 818 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,497 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,657 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 438 |
| DUCKS | 154 |
| FAMILIES | 410 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 120 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 662 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,229 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 897 |
| HOUSES | 404 |
| HOUSES B | 31 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 195 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 372 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 364 |
| MD MALE | 364 |
| MD TOT | 728 |
| MILK COWS | 1,936 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 317 |
| OC TOT | 370 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,822 |
| OTHERS | 2,270 |
| SHEEP | 2,486 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,359 |
| SUP AM | 32,401 |
| SUP FOR | 16,921 |
| SUP JV | 292 |
| SUP PAT | 8,415 |
| SUP SC | 23,694 |
| SUP TOT | 49,322 |
| SWINE | 1,708 |
| SWINE KS | 2,058 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 408 |
| TUR AC | 183 |
| TUR BU | 64,525 |
| TURKEY | 319 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7922994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_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). "Verulam, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on122007-1891/.