York E, Ontario (1891 census)
York E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.739°N, 79.354°W.
Population
In 1891, York E had a population of 6,654: 3,429 male and 3,225 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,390 |
| 1881 | 6,491 |
| 1891 | 6,654 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in York E, 1881 (92.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained East Toronto, Village, 1901 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained North Toronto (part), Town—Ville, 1901 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained York (part), 1901 (92.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, York E shared boundaries with:
- Markham
- Scarborough
- Toronto, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Paul & St. Mathew’s, Ward—Quartier
- York W-O
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,654 total population, 3,429 males, 3,225 females, 2,306 married persons, 1,286 families, 1,154 married females, 1,152 married males, 197 widowed persons, 128 widowed females, 69 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,151 single persons under 18, 2,208 single males under 18, 1,943 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,628 persons who are not French Canadian, 26 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,244 occupied houses, 1,242 houses, 869 houses built of wood, 806 houses of 2 stories, 731 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 405 houses of 1 story, 369 houses built of brick, 191 houses of 5 rooms, 136 houses of 4 rooms, 134 uninhabited houses, 77 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 63 houses of 3 rooms, 63 houses under construction, 31 houses of 3 stories, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 88,847 bushels of turnips, 68,335 bushels of oats, 59,855 pounds of homemade butter, 38,313 bushels of barley, 36,936 bushels of potatoes, 22,355 acres of land in farms, 22,214 bushels of peas, 20,423 acres of improved land in farms, 15,867 bushels of winter wheat, 15,576 chickens, 15,281 acres of farmland under crops, 11,219 bushels of spring wheat, 7,313 tons of hay, 4,367 acres of hay crops, 3,739 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,795 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,575 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,500 swine, 2,347 acres of oats, 1,932 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,791 acres of barley, 1,646 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,613 acres of wheat, 1,531 milk cows, 1,447 horses aged over 3 years, 1,403 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,081 bushels of corn, 979 cattle killed or sold, 886 sheep slaughtered or sold, 585 occupants of farms, 581 ducks, 533 other cattle, 497 acres of potatoes, 455 sheep, 408 bushels of rye, 352 farm occupants who own their land, 351 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 320 other fowl, 298 geese, 268 acres of turnips, 260 horses aged 3 years and under, 232 farm occupants who rent their land, 226 turkeys, 218 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 140 bushels of beans, 90 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 bushels of buckwheat, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131005— 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). "York E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-e-on131005-1891/.