1891 Canadian census
detailed enumeration of Canadian residents in 1891
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, 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:
Living persons
Deaths and public institutions
Real estate, orchard products, nurseries, vineyards and market gardens
Farm products
Live stock, animal products, home-made fabrics, furs, and farm labour
Industrial establishments
Forest products
Shipping and mining
Fisheries
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