Yarmouth, Ontario (1891 census)
Yarmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.758°N, 81.124°W.
Population
In 1891, Yarmouth had a population of 5,471: 2,868 male and 2,603 female residents. Population density was 44.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,288 |
| 1861 | 6,166 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 5,575 |
| 1891 | 5,471 |
| 1901 | 5,089 |
| 1911 | 5,217 |
| 1921 | 5,212 |
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, Yarmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 1,168 |
| Number of families | 1,168 |
| Number of females | 2,603 |
| Number of males | 2,868 |
| Number of married females | 998 |
| Number of married males | 996 |
| Number of married persons | 1,994 |
| Number of widowed females | 163 |
| Number of widowed males | 93 |
| Number of widowed persons | 256 |
| POP F | 2,603 |
| POP M | 2,868 |
| POP TOT | 5,471 |
| Total population | 5,471 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,442 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,779 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,221 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,469 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 1,143 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 219 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 921 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 846 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 295 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 686 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 857 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,520 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,687 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,769 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 47,557 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,329 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 60,764 |
| Acres of land in farms | 72,533 |
| Acres of oats | 6,095 |
| Acres of potatoes | 726 |
| Acres of turnips | 229 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,734 |
| BAR AC | 857 |
| BAR BU | 19,613 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,613 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 799 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,474 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 852 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 132,657 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 177,647 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50,121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 68,307 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,999 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,933 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 74,739 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 153,109 |
| BWT BU | 2,474 |
| CRN BU | 132,657 |
| HAY AC | 10,329 |
| HAY TONS | 17,695 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3,748 |
| Number of chickens | 34,559 |
| Number of ducks | 1,039 |
| Number of employees on farms | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 824 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 225 |
| Number of geese | 1,187 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 982 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,393 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,362 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,069 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,924 |
| Number of other fowl | 257 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 174 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 194 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 295 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 367 |
| Number of sheep | 4,736 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4,128 |
| Number of swine | 8,163 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 9,789 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,059 |
| OAT AC | 6,095 |
| OAT BU | 177,647 |
| PEA BU | 50,121 |
| POT AC | 726 |
| POT BU | 68,307 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,649 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 615 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 269,479 |
| RYE BU | 1,999 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 17,695 |
| WHT AC | 7,734 |
| WHT FALL BU | 153,109 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,933 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 174 |
| A 11 50 | 194 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 295 |
| BEN BU | 799 |
| BUTTER LB | 269,479 |
| CATTLE KS | 3,748 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,442 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,779 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,221 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,649 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 982 |
| DUCKS | 1,039 |
| FAMILIES | 1,168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 615 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,187 |
| GRA BU | 852 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 34,559 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,393 |
| HOUSES | 1,143 |
| HOUSES B | 219 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 124 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 139 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 101 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 846 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 686 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 295 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 921 |
| INF 11 A | 367 |
| MD FEM | 998 |
| MD MALE | 996 |
| MD TOT | 1,994 |
| MILK COWS | 3,362 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, East—Est |
| OC E | 20 |
| OC F | 225 |
| OC P | 824 |
| OC TOT | 1,069 |
| OTHER FOWL | 257 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,924 |
| OTHERS | 5,469 |
| SHEEP | 4,736 |
| SHEEP KS | 4,128 |
| SUP AM | 60,764 |
| SUP FOR | 11,769 |
| SUP JV | 2,520 |
| SUP PAT | 10,687 |
| SUP SC | 47,557 |
| SUP TOT | 72,533 |
| SWINE | 8,163 |
| SWINE KS | 9,789 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,150 |
| TUR AC | 229 |
| TUR BU | 74,739 |
| TURKEY | 2,059 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 163 |
| WID MALE | 93 |
| WID TOT | 256 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Yarmouth, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yarmouth-on060007-1891/.