Acton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Acton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,209. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q344432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.631°N, 80.033°W.
Population
In 1891, Acton, Village had a population of 1,209: 573 male and 636 female residents. Population density was 1205.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 848 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,722 |
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, Acton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 636 |
| Number of males | 573 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of married persons | 430 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 636 |
| POP M | 573 |
| POP TOT | 1,209 |
| Total population | 1,209 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 720 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,206 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 258 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 181 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 55 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 202 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 178 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 253 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 409 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 682 |
| Acres of hay crops | 163 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 996 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,405 |
| Acres of oats | 182 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 77 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 1,244 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,244 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,425 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,386 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,294 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,127 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,325 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 163 |
| HAY TONS | 192 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 32 |
| Number of chickens | 1,027 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 95 |
| Number of milk cows | 85 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 56 |
| Number of other cattle | 51 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 27 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of swine | 72 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 77 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 182 |
| OAT BU | 4,425 |
| PEA BU | 1,386 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 3,294 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 168 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,579 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 192 |
| WHT AC | 77 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,325 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,579 |
| CATTLE KS | 32 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 338 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 720 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 168 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,027 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 95 |
| HOUSES | 258 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 178 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 202 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 181 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 215 |
| MD MALE | 215 |
| MD TOT | 430 |
| MILK COWS | 85 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 40 |
| OC TOT | 56 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 51 |
| OTHERS | 1,206 |
| SHEEP | 27 |
| SHEEP KS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 996 |
| SUP FOR | 409 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 253 |
| SUP SC | 682 |
| SUP TOT | 1,405 |
| SWINE | 72 |
| SWINE KS | 77 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 258 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 5,127 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q344432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_(Ontario)
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). "Acton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/acton-village-on071001-1891/.