Beeton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Beeton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 771. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q814146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.085°N, 79.777°W.
Population
In 1891, Beeton, Village had a population of 771: 377 male and 394 female residents. Population density was 768.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 771 |
| 1901 | 634 |
| 1911 | 564 |
| 1921 | 582 |
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 Tecumseth, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Beeton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 394 |
| Number of males | 377 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 255 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 394 |
| POP M | 377 |
| POP TOT | 771 |
| Total population | 771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 488 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 771 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 29 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 121 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 19 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 388 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 203 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 638 |
| Acres of hay crops | 176 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,087 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,290 |
| Acres of oats | 116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 141 |
| BAR AC | 84 |
| BAR BU | 2,485 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,485 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,505 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,005 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,966 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,955 |
| HAY AC | 176 |
| HAY TONS | 272 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 250 |
| Number of chickens | 1,060 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 99 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of other cattle | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 100 |
| Number of sheep | 22 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 121 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 159 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 116 |
| OAT BU | 3,505 |
| PEA BU | 2,005 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,966 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 88 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 272 |
| WHT AC | 141 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,955 |
| WHT SP BU | 132 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,125 |
| CATTLE KS | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 246 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 488 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 88 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,060 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES B | 29 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 121 |
| INF 11 A | 100 |
| MD FEM | 128 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 255 |
| MILK COWS | 99 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 102 |
| OC TOT | 111 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 93 |
| OTHERS | 771 |
| SHEEP | 22 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 1,087 |
| SUP FOR | 203 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 388 |
| SUP SC | 638 |
| SUP TOT | 1,290 |
| SWINE | 121 |
| SWINE KS | 159 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,475 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q814146
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeton
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). "Beeton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beeton-village-on119002-1891/.