Beaverton, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Beaverton, VL 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, VL had a population of 850: 426 male and 424 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 850 total population, 426 males, 424 females, 280 married persons, 187 families, 140 married females, 140 married males, 46 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 524 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 257 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 849 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 180 occupied houses, 179 houses, 130 houses of 2 stories, 125 houses built of wood, 113 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 51 houses built of brick, 47 houses of 1 story, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,300 bushels of turnips, 5,560 bushels of oats, 3,097 bushels of barley, 2,975 pounds of homemade butter, 2,715 bushels of spring wheat, 2,055 bushels of potatoes, 1,876 acres of land in farms, 1,759 chickens, 1,496 acres of improved land in farms, 1,330 bushels of peas, 969 acres of farmland under crops, 471 acres of farmland in pasture, 418 bushels of buckwheat, 380 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 355 tons of hay, 226 acres of hay crops, 219 acres of wheat, 213 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 195 acres of oats, 180 occupants of farms, 163 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 147 swine slaughtered or sold, 144 other cattle, 133 acres of barley, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 130 milk cows, 100 horses aged over 3 years, 84 swine, 60 bushels of corn, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 cattle killed or sold, 53 sheep, 47 farm occupants who rent their land, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 sheep slaughtered or sold, 35 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 34 acres of turnips, 29 bushels of beans, 18 other fowl, 15 acres of potatoes, 12 geese, 11 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 turkeys, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beaverton-vl-on101001-1891/.