1891 Canadian census

1891 Canadian census
← 1881 April 5, 1891 1901 →
General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population4,833,239 (Increase 11.8%)

The Census of Canada 1890–91 was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The census took place on April 5, 1891. The total population count of Canada was 4,833,239,[1] an increase of 11.8% over the 1881 census of 4,324,810.

The previous census was the 1881 census and the following census was the 1901 census.

Census summary

Information was collected on the following subjects, with nine "schedules" or census data collection forms associated with each subject: [2]

  1. Living persons
  2. Deaths and public institutions
  3. Real estate, orchard products, nurseries, vineyards and market gardens
  4. Farm products
  5. Live stock, animal products, home-made fabrics, furs, and farm labour
  6. Industrial establishments
  7. Forest products
  8. Shipping and mining
  9. Fisheries

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population 4,833,239
Total dwellings 877,586
Families 921,643
Men 2,460,471
Women 2,372,768

Population by province

Province 1891 census 1881 census[3] % change
Ontario 2,114,321 1,923,228 9.9
Quebec 1,488,535 1,359,027 9.5
Nova Scotia 450,396 440,572 2.2
New Brunswick 321,263 321,233 0.0
Manitoba 152,506 65,954 131.2
Prince Edward Island 109,078 108,891 0.1
British Columbia 98,173 49,459 98.5
Territories 98,967 56,446 75.3
Total 4,833,239 4,324,810 11.8

References

  1. ^ "Census of Canada 1890–91" (PDF). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fourth Census of Canada 1901" (PDF). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Census of Canada 1880–81" (PDF). Retrieved October 13, 2024.