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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260827. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,135 |
| 1921 | 1,513 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,548 total population, 1,364 males, 1,184 females, 882 married persons, 492 families, 442 married males, 440 married females, 85 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,581 single persons under 18, 880 single males under 18, 701 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,544 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 491 occupied houses, 490 houses, 473 houses built of wood, 462 houses of 1 story, 134 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 109 houses of 2 rooms, 84 houses of 4 rooms, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 65 houses of 5 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 28 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 1 room, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,996 pounds of homemade butter, 40,997 bushels of oats, 39,751 acres of land in farms, 27,862 bushels of potatoes, 22,005 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,738 bushels of peas, 17,746 acres of improved land in farms, 12,793 acres of farmland under crops, 11,648 bushels of turnips, 10,594 bushels of spring wheat, 9,920 bushels of rye, 8,073 bushels of winter wheat, 7,477 chickens, 4,626 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,402 bushels of barley, 4,279 bushels of buckwheat, 4,269 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,653 acres of hay crops, 2,586 tons of hay, 2,507 bushels of corn, 1,883 acres of oats, 1,691 acres of wheat, 1,260 milk cows, 1,020 other cattle, 945 swine, 913 swine slaughtered or sold, 844 sheep, 639 horses aged over 3 years, 591 sheep slaughtered or sold, 546 cattle killed or sold, 463 occupants of farms, 345 farm occupants who own their land, 327 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 297 geese, 262 acres of barley, 256 acres of potatoes, 216 horses aged 3 years and under, 190 bushels of beans, 170 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 151 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 118 farm occupants who rent their land, 101 ducks, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 71 turkeys, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 acres of turnips, 38 oxen, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 12 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260827
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/.