Barton, Ontario (1891 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.227°N, 79.855°W.
Population
In 1891, Barton had a population of 4,997: 2,523 male and 2,474 female residents. Population density was 202.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
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, Barton shared boundaries with:
- Ancaster
- Glanford
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 7
- Saltfleet
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 776 |
| Number of families | 776 |
| Number of females | 2,474 |
| Number of males | 2,523 |
| Number of married females | 906 |
| Number of married males | 838 |
| Number of married persons | 1,744 |
| Number of widowed females | 140 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 197 |
| POP F | 2,474 |
| POP M | 2,523 |
| POP TOT | 4,997 |
| Total population | 4,997 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,628 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,056 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,994 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 768 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 218 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 55 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 495 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 299 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 458 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 394 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 769 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 446 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,548 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,396 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 954 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,074 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,651 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,018 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,972 |
| Acres of oats | 1,774 |
| Acres of potatoes | 228 |
| Acres of turnips | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,282 |
| BAR AC | 446 |
| BAR BU | 9,580 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,580 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,069 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,177 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,395 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,062 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,381 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,043 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 34,249 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10,895 |
| BWT BU | 353 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 150 |
| CRN BU | 6,069 |
| HAY AC | 2,651 |
| HAY TONS | 4,028 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 246 |
| Number of chickens | 10,140 |
| Number of ducks | 621 |
| Number of employees on farms | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 301 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 190 |
| Number of geese | 170 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 191 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 930 |
| Number of milk cows | 896 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 501 |
| Number of other cattle | 455 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 304 |
| Number of sheep | 193 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of swine | 1,478 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,269 |
| Number of turkeys | 277 |
| OAT AC | 1,774 |
| OAT BU | 42,177 |
| PEA BU | 8,395 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 20,062 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 341 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 411 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50,194 |
| RYE BU | 1,381 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,028 |
| WHT AC | 1,282 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10,895 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,043 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 117 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 50,194 |
| CATTLE KS | 246 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,428 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,628 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,056 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 341 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 191 |
| DUCKS | 621 |
| FAMILIES | 776 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 411 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 170 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,140 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 930 |
| HOUSES | 768 |
| HOUSES B | 218 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 116 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 99 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 299 |
| HOUSES S | 55 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 394 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 458 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 495 |
| INF 11 A | 304 |
| MD FEM | 906 |
| MD MALE | 838 |
| MD TOT | 1,744 |
| MILK COWS | 896 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC E | 10 |
| OC F | 190 |
| OC P | 301 |
| OC TOT | 501 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 455 |
| OTHERS | 4,994 |
| SHEEP | 193 |
| SHEEP KS | 173 |
| SILOS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 12,018 |
| SUP FOR | 954 |
| SUP JV | 1,548 |
| SUP PAT | 2,396 |
| SUP SC | 8,074 |
| SUP TOT | 12,972 |
| SWINE | 1,478 |
| SWINE KS | 1,269 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 769 |
| TUR AC | 105 |
| TUR BU | 34,249 |
| TURKEY | 277 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 140 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 197 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on130001-1891/.