Darling, Ontario (1891 census)
Darling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 739. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 76.514°W.
Population
In 1891, Darling had a population of 739: 363 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 6.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 670 |
| 1861 | 900 |
| 1871 | 801 |
| 1881 | 767 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 771 |
| 1911 | 623 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Darling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 132 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 376 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 238 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 376 |
| POP M | 363 |
| POP TOT | 739 |
| Total population | 739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 476 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 64 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 675 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 132 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 131 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,228 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,038 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,167 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,450 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,488 |
| Acres of oats | 870 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 366 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,179 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,760 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,368 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,482 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,696 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,430 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,780 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,215 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 199 |
| BWT BU | 2,179 |
| CRN BU | 1,760 |
| HAY AC | 1,639 |
| HAY TONS | 1,269 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 273 |
| Number of chickens | 2,908 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 83 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 217 |
| Number of milk cows | 523 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 123 |
| Number of other cattle | 747 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 878 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 413 |
| Number of swine | 204 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 308 |
| Number of turkeys | 156 |
| OAT AC | 870 |
| OAT BU | 14,368 |
| PEA BU | 6,482 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 10,696 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 569 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,654 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,795 |
| RYE BU | 2,430 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,269 |
| WHT AC | 366 |
| WHT FALL BU | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,780 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,795 |
| CATTLE KS | 273 |
| CHEESE LB | 569 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 476 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,654 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 64 |
| GEESE | 83 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,908 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 217 |
| HOUSES | 132 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 131 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 238 |
| MILK COWS | 523 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 123 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 747 |
| OTHERS | 675 |
| SHEEP | 878 |
| SHEEP KS | 413 |
| SUP AM | 12,450 |
| SUP FOR | 10,038 |
| SUP PAT | 3,228 |
| SUP SC | 9,167 |
| SUP TOT | 22,488 |
| SWINE | 204 |
| SWINE KS | 308 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 132 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,215 |
| TURKEY | 156 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261235
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). "Darling, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darling-on083003-1891/.