Bolton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Bolton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q891636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.873°N, 79.732°W.
Population
In 1891, Bolton, Village had a population of 743: 383 male and 360 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 606 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 702 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bolton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 743 total population, 383 males, 360 females, 247 married persons, 157 families, 124 married females, 123 married males, 39 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 457 single persons under 18, 245 single males under 18, 212 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 743 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 156 houses, 156 occupied houses, 116 houses built of wood, 104 houses of 2 stories, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 1 story, 40 houses built of brick, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,030 pounds of homemade butter, 3,725 bushels of oats, 2,268 acres of land in farms, 2,245 bushels of barley, 2,095 bushels of peas, 2,062 bushels of winter wheat, 2,048 acres of improved land in farms, 1,982 bushels of potatoes, 1,744 acres of farmland under crops, 1,493 chickens, 920 bushels of spring wheat, 460 bushels of rye, 392 bushels of turnips, 292 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 236 acres of farmland in pasture, 220 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 210 acres of wheat, 210 swine, 177 tons of hay, 166 acres of oats, 158 swine slaughtered or sold, 126 acres of hay crops, 117 acres of barley, 111 horses aged over 3 years, 98 ducks, 93 geese, 73 milk cows, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 farm occupants who own their land, 55 occupants of farms, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 48 sheep, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 turkeys, 36 other cattle, 31 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 cattle killed or sold, 16 acres of potatoes, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON051003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q891636
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_(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). "Bolton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bolton-village-on054003-1891/.