Dalton, Ontario (1891 census)
Dalton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5211718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1891, Dalton had a population of 509: 267 male and 242 female residents. Population density was 7.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 530 |
| 1891 | 509 |
| 1901 | 541 |
| 1911 | 480 |
| 1921 | 396 |
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, Dalton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 242 |
| Number of males | 267 |
| Number of married females | 83 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 167 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 242 |
| POP M | 267 |
| POP TOT | 509 |
| Total population | 509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 322 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 508 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 49 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 712 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,043 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,159 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,011 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,910 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,953 |
| Acres of oats | 516 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 170 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 653 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 653 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,780 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,686 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,305 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,730 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,340 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| BWT BU | 305 |
| CRN BU | 98 |
| HAY AC | 1,011 |
| HAY TONS | 947 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 204 |
| Number of chickens | 1,816 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 86 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 92 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 136 |
| Number of milk cows | 288 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 89 |
| Number of other cattle | 472 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 527 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 240 |
| Number of swine | 223 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 279 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 516 |
| OAT BU | 9,780 |
| PEA BU | 3,686 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 6,305 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,414 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 305 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,090 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 947 |
| WHT AC | 170 |
| WHT FALL BU | 80 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,730 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,090 |
| CATTLE KS | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 322 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,414 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 305 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 92 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,816 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 136 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 83 |
| MD MALE | 84 |
| MD TOT | 167 |
| MILK COWS | 288 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 86 |
| OC TOT | 89 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 472 |
| OTHERS | 508 |
| SHEEP | 527 |
| SHEEP KS | 240 |
| SUP AM | 2,910 |
| SUP FOR | 10,043 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 712 |
| SUP SC | 2,159 |
| SUP TOT | 12,953 |
| SWINE | 223 |
| SWINE KS | 279 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 94 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 9,340 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5211718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Township,_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). "Dalton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalton-on121004-1891/.