Beaverton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Beaverton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4878265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.426°N, 79.157°W.
Population
In 1891, Beaverton, Village had a population of 850: 426 male and 424 female residents. Population density was 847.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 1,015 |
| 1921 | 933 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Thorah, 1881 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Beaverton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 424 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 280 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 424 |
| POP M | 426 |
| POP TOT | 850 |
| Total population | 850 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 524 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 849 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 51 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 125 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 47 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 130 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 471 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 380 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 969 |
| Acres of hay crops | 226 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,496 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,876 |
| Acres of oats | 195 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 219 |
| BAR AC | 133 |
| BAR BU | 3,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,097 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,560 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,330 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,055 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,715 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,300 |
| BWT BU | 418 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 226 |
| HAY TONS | 355 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 56 |
| Number of chickens | 1,759 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 100 |
| Number of milk cows | 130 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 180 |
| Number of other cattle | 144 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 163 |
| Number of sheep | 53 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of swine | 84 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 195 |
| OAT BU | 5,560 |
| PEA BU | 1,330 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 2,055 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 213 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,975 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 355 |
| WHT AC | 219 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,715 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 524 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 213 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 35 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,759 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 100 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES B | 51 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 47 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 113 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 130 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 125 |
| INF 11 A | 163 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 140 |
| MD TOT | 280 |
| MILK COWS | 130 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 180 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 144 |
| OTHERS | 849 |
| SHEEP | 53 |
| SHEEP KS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 1,496 |
| SUP FOR | 380 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 471 |
| SUP SC | 969 |
| SUP TOT | 1,876 |
| SWINE | 84 |
| SWINE KS | 147 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 180 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 17,300 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4878265
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaverton,_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). "Beaverton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beaverton-village-on101001-1891/.