Belmont, Ontario (1891 census)
Belmont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.494°N, 77.861°W.
Population
In 1891, Belmont had a population of 2,548: 1,364 male and 1,184 female residents. Population density was 20.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,135 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Havelock, VL, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Belmont shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 492 |
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,184 |
| Number of males | 1,364 |
| Number of married females | 440 |
| Number of married males | 442 |
| Number of married persons | 882 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP F | 1,184 |
| POP M | 1,364 |
| POP TOT | 2,548 |
| Total population | 2,548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 701 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 880 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,581 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,544 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 490 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 473 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 462 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 491 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 262 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 327 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,626 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,005 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,793 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,653 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,746 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,751 |
| Acres of oats | 1,883 |
| Acres of potatoes | 256 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,691 |
| BAR AC | 262 |
| BAR BU | 4,402 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,402 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,279 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,507 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,997 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,738 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,862 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,920 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,594 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,648 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,073 |
| BWT BU | 4,279 |
| CRN BU | 2,507 |
| HAY AC | 2,653 |
| HAY TONS | 2,586 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 546 |
| Number of chickens | 7,477 |
| Number of ducks | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 345 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 118 |
| Number of geese | 297 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 216 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 639 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,260 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 463 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,020 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 151 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 170 |
| Number of sheep | 844 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 591 |
| Number of swine | 945 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 913 |
| Number of turkeys | 71 |
| OAT AC | 1,883 |
| OAT BU | 40,997 |
| PEA BU | 21,738 |
| POT AC | 256 |
| POT BU | 27,862 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,269 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,996 |
| RYE BU | 9,920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,586 |
| WHT AC | 1,691 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8,073 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,594 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 151 |
| BEN BU | 190 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,996 |
| CATTLE KS | 546 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 701 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 880 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,581 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,269 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 216 |
| DUCKS | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 492 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 16 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 297 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,477 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 639 |
| HOUSES | 490 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 462 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 134 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 473 |
| INF 11 A | 170 |
| MD FEM | 440 |
| MD MALE | 442 |
| MD TOT | 882 |
| MILK COWS | 1,260 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 118 |
| OC P | 345 |
| OC TOT | 463 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,020 |
| OTHERS | 2,544 |
| SHEEP | 844 |
| SHEEP KS | 591 |
| SUP AM | 17,746 |
| SUP FOR | 22,005 |
| SUP JV | 327 |
| SUP PAT | 4,626 |
| SUP SC | 12,793 |
| SUP TOT | 39,751 |
| SWINE | 945 |
| SWINE KS | 913 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 491 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 11,648 |
| TURKEY | 71 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106003— 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). "Belmont, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-on110003-1891/.