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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,291 total population, 1,210 males, 1,081 females, 728 married persons, 410 families, 364 married females, 364 married males, 66 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,497 single persons under 18, 818 single males under 18, 679 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,270 persons who are not French Canadian, 21 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 408 occupied houses, 404 houses, 372 houses built of wood, 283 houses of 1 story, 195 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 121 houses of 2 stories, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses built of brick, 31 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 113,940 bushels of oats, 100,114 pounds of homemade butter, 64,525 bushels of turnips, 50,793 bushels of spring wheat, 49,322 acres of land in farms, 40,201 bushels of peas, 38,338 bushels of potatoes, 32,401 acres of improved land in farms, 23,694 acres of farmland under crops, 18,323 bushels of barley, 16,921 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,229 chickens, 11,657 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,415 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,498 bushels of winter wheat, 5,150 acres of oats, 5,019 acres of wheat, 4,242 acres of hay crops, 3,904 tons of hay, 2,822 other cattle, 2,486 sheep, 2,370 bushels of rye, 2,297 bushels of buckwheat, 2,058 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,936 milk cows, 1,708 swine, 1,380 bushels of corn, 1,359 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,202 cattle killed or sold, 1,041 acres of barley, 897 horses aged over 3 years, 662 geese, 438 horses aged 3 years and under, 370 occupants of farms, 319 turkeys, 317 farm occupants who own their land, 316 acres of potatoes, 292 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 225 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 183 acres of turnips, 157 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 154 ducks, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 110 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 63 bushels of beans, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 oxen, 8 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.