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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 739 total population, 376 females, 363 males, 238 married persons, 132 families, 119 married females, 119 married males, 25 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 476 single persons under 18, 243 single females under 18, 233 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 675 persons who are not French Canadian, 64 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 132 houses, 132 occupied houses, 131 houses built of wood, 129 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,795 pounds of homemade butter, 22,488 acres of land in farms, 14,368 bushels of oats, 12,450 acres of improved land in farms, 10,696 bushels of potatoes, 10,038 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,167 acres of farmland under crops, 6,482 bushels of peas, 3,780 bushels of spring wheat, 3,654 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,228 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,908 chickens, 2,430 bushels of rye, 2,215 bushels of turnips, 2,179 bushels of buckwheat, 1,760 bushels of corn, 1,639 acres of hay crops, 1,269 tons of hay, 878 sheep, 870 acres of oats, 747 other cattle, 569 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 523 milk cows, 413 sheep slaughtered or sold, 366 acres of wheat, 308 swine slaughtered or sold, 273 cattle killed or sold, 217 horses aged over 3 years, 204 swine, 199 bushels of winter wheat, 156 turkeys, 123 occupants of farms, 97 acres of potatoes, 93 farm occupants who own their land, 84 bushels of beans, 83 geese, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 ducks, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 8 oxen, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.