Derby, Ontario (1891 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,200. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.511°N, 81.018°W.
Population
In 1891, Derby had a population of 2,200: 1,126 male and 1,074 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 471 |
| 1861 | 1,243 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 2,363 |
| 1891 | 2,200 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,930 |
| 1921 | 1,554 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 422 |
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,074 |
| Number of males | 1,126 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 347 |
| Number of married persons | 684 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 1,074 |
| POP M | 1,126 |
| POP TOT | 2,200 |
| Total population | 2,200 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 684 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 750 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,434 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,198 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 417 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 42 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 356 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 310 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 420 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 545 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 596 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,226 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,035 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,424 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,871 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,246 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,281 |
| Acres of oats | 4,216 |
| Acres of potatoes | 448 |
| Acres of turnips | 427 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,567 |
| BAR AC | 545 |
| BAR BU | 11,166 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,166 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,185 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 97,665 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 44,000 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,750 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,146 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 192,752 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12,107 |
| BWT BU | 388 |
| CRN BU | 1,185 |
| HAY AC | 5,871 |
| HAY TONS | 8,217 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,096 |
| Number of chickens | 11,305 |
| Number of ducks | 309 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 330 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 75 |
| Number of geese | 371 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 336 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 838 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,366 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 411 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,673 |
| Number of other fowl | 128 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 3,059 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,647 |
| Number of swine | 1,093 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,330 |
| Number of turkeys | 219 |
| OAT AC | 4,216 |
| OAT BU | 97,665 |
| PEA BU | 44,000 |
| POT AC | 448 |
| POT BU | 67,750 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,387 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,822 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,104 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 111,285 |
| RYE BU | 108 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,217 |
| WHT AC | 1,567 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12,107 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,146 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 84 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 147 |
| BEN BU | 153 |
| BUTTER LB | 111,285 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,096 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 684 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 750 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,434 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,822 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 336 |
| DUCKS | 309 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,104 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 371 |
| GRA BU | 226 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,305 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 838 |
| HOUSES | 417 |
| HOUSES B | 42 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 310 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 194 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 356 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 337 |
| MD MALE | 347 |
| MD TOT | 684 |
| MILK COWS | 1,366 |
| NAME CD | Grey, North—Nord |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 75 |
| OC P | 330 |
| OC TOT | 411 |
| OTHER FOWL | 128 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,673 |
| OTHERS | 2,198 |
| SHEEP | 3,059 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,647 |
| SUP AM | 24,246 |
| SUP FOR | 14,035 |
| SUP JV | 596 |
| SUP PAT | 6,226 |
| SUP SC | 17,424 |
| SUP TOT | 38,281 |
| SWINE | 1,093 |
| SWINE KS | 1,330 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 420 |
| TUR AC | 427 |
| TUR BU | 192,752 |
| TURKEY | 219 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261272
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). "Derby, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/derby-on068001-1891/.