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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 61 |
| 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 509 total population, 267 males, 242 females, 167 married persons, 95 families, 84 married males, 83 married females, 20 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 322 single persons under 18, 171 single males under 18, 151 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 508 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 94 occupied houses, 93 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 49 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,090 pounds of homemade butter, 12,953 acres of land in farms, 10,043 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,780 bushels of oats, 9,340 bushels of turnips, 6,305 bushels of potatoes, 3,686 bushels of peas, 2,910 acres of improved land in farms, 2,159 acres of farmland under crops, 1,816 chickens, 1,730 bushels of spring wheat, 1,414 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,011 acres of hay crops, 947 tons of hay, 712 acres of farmland in pasture, 653 bushels of barley, 527 sheep, 516 acres of oats, 472 other cattle, 305 bushels of buckwheat, 305 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 288 milk cows, 279 swine slaughtered or sold, 240 sheep slaughtered or sold, 223 swine, 204 cattle killed or sold, 170 acres of wheat, 136 horses aged over 3 years, 98 bushels of corn, 92 geese, 89 occupants of farms, 86 farm occupants who own their land, 80 bushels of winter wheat, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 57 bushels of beans, 53 acres of potatoes, 44 acres of barley, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 bushels of rye, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 turkeys, 23 ducks, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 oxen, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.