Darlington, Ontario (1891 census)
Darlington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,757. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.969°N, 78.747°W.
Population
In 1891, Darlington had a population of 4,757: 2,302 male and 2,455 female residents. Population density was 38.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 8,005 |
| 1861 | 6,912 |
| 1871 | 5,931 |
| 1881 | 5,465 |
| 1891 | 4,757 |
| 1901 | 4,174 |
| 1911 | 3,682 |
| 1921 | 3,780 |
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, Darlington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 962 |
| Number of families | 962 |
| Number of females | 2,455 |
| Number of males | 2,302 |
| Number of married females | 792 |
| Number of married males | 795 |
| Number of married persons | 1,587 |
| Number of widowed females | 149 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 220 |
| POP F | 2,455 |
| POP M | 2,302 |
| POP TOT | 4,757 |
| Total population | 4,757 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,514 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,950 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,757 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 960 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 176 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 63 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 721 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 880 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 624 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 960 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 72 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11,139 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,621 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,461 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,703 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 50,344 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,166 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 62,426 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,129 |
| Acres of oats | 7,177 |
| Acres of potatoes | 654 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,632 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,984 |
| BAR AC | 11,139 |
| BAR BU | 206,438 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 206,438 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 543 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,814 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,491 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35,590 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 174,283 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62,666 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,642 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,020 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 42,379 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 729,614 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 388 |
| BWT BU | 19,814 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 115 |
| CRN BU | 35,590 |
| HAY AC | 9,166 |
| HAY TONS | 13,647 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,441 |
| Number of chickens | 31,697 |
| Number of ducks | 740 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 630 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 284 |
| Number of geese | 1,406 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,057 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,222 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,721 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 919 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,042 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 219 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 333 |
| Number of sheep | 3,998 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,617 |
| Number of swine | 5,302 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,960 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,298 |
| OAT AC | 7,177 |
| OAT BU | 174,283 |
| PEA BU | 62,666 |
| POT AC | 654 |
| POT BU | 46,642 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,933 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,070 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 227,494 |
| RYE BU | 3,020 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,647 |
| WHT AC | 5,984 |
| WHT FALL BU | 388 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,379 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 233 |
| A 11 50 | 88 |
| A 201 PL | 46 |
| A 51 100 | 219 |
| BEN BU | 543 |
| BUTTER LB | 227,494 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,441 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,514 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,950 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,933 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,057 |
| DUCKS | 740 |
| FAMILIES | 962 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,070 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,406 |
| GRA BU | 2,491 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 31,697 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,222 |
| HOUSES | 960 |
| HOUSES B | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 880 |
| HOUSES S | 63 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 624 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 72 |
| HOUSES W | 721 |
| INF 11 A | 333 |
| MD FEM | 792 |
| MD MALE | 795 |
| MD TOT | 1,587 |
| MILK COWS | 2,721 |
| NAME CD | Durham, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 284 |
| OC P | 630 |
| OC TOT | 919 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,042 |
| OTHERS | 4,757 |
| SHEEP | 3,998 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,617 |
| SILOS | 115 |
| SUP AM | 62,426 |
| SUP FOR | 6,703 |
| SUP JV | 1,621 |
| SUP PAT | 10,461 |
| SUP SC | 50,344 |
| SUP TOT | 69,129 |
| SWINE | 5,302 |
| SWINE KS | 4,960 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 960 |
| TUR AC | 1,632 |
| TUR BU | 729,614 |
| TURKEY | 1,298 |
| WID FEM | 149 |
| WID MALE | 71 |
| WID TOT | 220 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004— 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). "Darlington, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darlington-on059004-1891/.