109777: Census Canada 1891

The 1891 Census marked the third regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began April 6, 1891.

A total of 241 commissioners were appointed to coordinate the census. Reporting to the commissioners, 4,324 enumerators were then assigned to a clearly defined area.

Enumerators visited 201 census districts, divided into 2,475 sub-districts. These units were made up of cities, towns, groups of townships, Indian reserves, and other less defined areas.

Enumerators collected information for 4,833,239 individuals distributed as follows:

• British Columbia (98,173)
• Manitoba (152,506)
• New Brunswick (321,263)
• Northwest Territories (98,967)
• Nova Scotia (450,396)
• Ontario (2,114,321)
• Prince Edward Island (109,078)
• Quebec (1,488,535)  

The 1891 census is searchable via the Library and Archives Canada website.