Delaware, Ontario (1891 census)
Delaware was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,549. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.875°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1891, Delaware had a population of 2,549: 1,313 male and 1,236 female residents. Population density was 50.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,861 |
| 1861 | 2,324 |
| 1871 | 2,523 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,549 |
| 1901 | 2,178 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,773 |
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, Delaware shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 548 |
| Number of families | 548 |
| Number of females | 1,236 |
| Number of males | 1,313 |
| Number of married females | 441 |
| Number of married males | 441 |
| Number of married persons | 882 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP F | 1,236 |
| POP M | 1,313 |
| POP TOT | 2,549 |
| Total population | 2,549 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 708 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 823 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,531 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,548 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 24 |
| Number of houses | 507 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 434 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 294 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 208 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 531 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 380 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 687 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,092 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,842 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,105 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,992 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,884 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,726 |
| Acres of oats | 3,092 |
| Acres of potatoes | 355 |
| Acres of turnips | 80 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,756 |
| BAR AC | 380 |
| BAR BU | 6,934 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,934 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36,250 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,998 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,816 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 941 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,431 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55,521 |
| BWT BU | 589 |
| CRN BU | 36,250 |
| HAY AC | 3,992 |
| HAY TONS | 6,866 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,423 |
| Number of chickens | 11,151 |
| Number of ducks | 457 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 427 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 335 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 331 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 919 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,383 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 485 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,985 |
| Number of other fowl | 105 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 187 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 110 |
| Number of sheep | 1,238 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,005 |
| Number of swine | 1,772 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,364 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,383 |
| OAT AC | 3,092 |
| OAT BU | 81,998 |
| PEA BU | 10,510 |
| POT AC | 355 |
| POT BU | 32,816 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 569 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,978 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 768 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93,533 |
| RYE BU | 941 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,866 |
| WHT AC | 2,756 |
| WHT FALL BU | 55,521 |
| WHT SP BU | 575 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 187 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 111 |
| BEN BU | 632 |
| BUTTER LB | 93,533 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,423 |
| CHEESE LB | 569 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 708 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 823 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,531 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,978 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 331 |
| DUCKS | 457 |
| FAMILIES | 548 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 768 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 335 |
| GRA BU | 159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,151 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 919 |
| HOUSES | 507 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 294 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 205 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 99 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 208 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 434 |
| INF 11 A | 110 |
| MD FEM | 441 |
| MD MALE | 441 |
| MD TOT | 882 |
| MILK COWS | 1,383 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, South -Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 427 |
| OC TOT | 485 |
| OTHER FOWL | 105 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,985 |
| OTHERS | 2,548 |
| SHEEP | 1,238 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,005 |
| SUP AM | 23,884 |
| SUP FOR | 4,842 |
| SUP JV | 687 |
| SUP PAT | 7,092 |
| SUP SC | 16,105 |
| SUP TOT | 28,726 |
| SWINE | 1,772 |
| SWINE KS | 2,364 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 531 |
| TUR AC | 80 |
| TUR BU | 27,431 |
| TURKEY | 1,383 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 24 |
| WID FEM | 87 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261257
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). "Delaware, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delaware-on092002-1891/.