Clinton, Ontario (1891 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,137. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1891, Clinton had a population of 2,137: 1,076 male and 1,061 female residents. Population density was 48.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
| 1881 | 2,399 |
| 1891 | 2,137 |
| 1901 | 2,056 |
| 1911 | 2,381 |
| 1921 | 2,892 |
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, Clinton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 488 |
| Number of families | 488 |
| Number of females | 1,061 |
| Number of males | 1,076 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 857 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 1,061 |
| POP M | 1,076 |
| POP TOT | 2,137 |
| Total population | 2,137 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 619 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,194 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,137 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 443 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 66 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 373 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 276 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 273 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 443 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 650 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,393 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,488 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,934 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,858 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,438 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,739 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,673 |
| Acres of oats | 1,948 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,440 |
| BAR AC | 650 |
| BAR BU | 12,617 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,617 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 947 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31,841 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,913 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,123 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,009 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58,360 |
| BWT BU | 947 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 80 |
| CRN BU | 31,841 |
| HAY AC | 4,438 |
| HAY TONS | 8,056 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 686 |
| Number of chickens | 11,145 |
| Number of ducks | 217 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 295 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 120 |
| Number of geese | 161 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 296 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,049 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,178 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 417 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,009 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 124 |
| Number of sheep | 1,053 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 825 |
| Number of swine | 2,002 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,572 |
| Number of turkeys | 210 |
| OAT AC | 1,948 |
| OAT BU | 42,913 |
| PEA BU | 8,413 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 12,123 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,730 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,061 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,658 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 150,044 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,056 |
| WHT AC | 3,440 |
| WHT FALL BU | 58,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,009 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 86 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 145 |
| BEN BU | 427 |
| BUTTER LB | 150,044 |
| CATTLE KS | 686 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,730 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 575 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 619 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,194 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,061 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 296 |
| DUCKS | 217 |
| FAMILIES | 488 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,658 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 161 |
| GRA BU | 339 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,145 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,049 |
| HOUSES | 443 |
| HOUSES B | 66 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 273 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 373 |
| INF 11 A | 124 |
| MD FEM | 429 |
| MD MALE | 428 |
| MD TOT | 857 |
| MILK COWS | 1,178 |
| NAME CD | Lincoln and Niagara |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 120 |
| OC P | 295 |
| OC TOT | 417 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,009 |
| OTHERS | 2,137 |
| SHEEP | 1,053 |
| SHEEP KS | 825 |
| SILOS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 20,739 |
| SUP FOR | 3,934 |
| SUP JV | 1,393 |
| SUP PAT | 3,488 |
| SUP SC | 15,858 |
| SUP TOT | 24,673 |
| SWINE | 2,002 |
| SWINE KS | 2,572 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 443 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,400 |
| TURKEY | 210 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on088002-1891/.