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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,200 total population, 1,126 males, 1,074 females, 684 married persons, 422 families, 347 married males, 337 married females, 82 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,434 single persons under 18, 750 single males under 18, 684 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,198 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 420 occupied houses, 417 houses, 356 houses built of wood, 310 houses of 1 story, 194 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 107 houses of 2 stories, 75 houses of 5 rooms, 65 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses built of brick, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses built of stone, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 192,752 bushels of turnips, 111,285 pounds of homemade butter, 97,665 bushels of oats, 67,750 bushels of potatoes, 44,000 bushels of peas, 38,281 acres of land in farms, 24,246 acres of improved land in farms, 17,424 acres of farmland under crops, 14,035 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,107 bushels of winter wheat, 11,822 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,305 chickens, 11,166 bushels of barley, 8,217 tons of hay, 8,146 bushels of spring wheat, 6,226 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,871 acres of hay crops, 4,216 acres of oats, 3,059 sheep, 2,673 other cattle, 2,104 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,647 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,567 acres of wheat, 1,387 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,366 milk cows, 1,330 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,185 bushels of corn, 1,096 cattle killed or sold, 1,093 swine, 838 horses aged over 3 years, 596 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 545 acres of barley, 448 acres of potatoes, 427 acres of turnips, 411 occupants of farms, 388 bushels of buckwheat, 371 geese, 336 horses aged 3 years and under, 330 farm occupants who own their land, 309 ducks, 226 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 219 turkeys, 153 bushels of beans, 147 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 128 other fowl, 108 bushels of rye, 84 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 75 farm occupants who rent their land, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 oxen, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.