Dereham, Ontario (1891 census)
Dereham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.928°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1891, Dereham had a population of 4,025: 2,086 male and 1,939 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 5,476 |
| 1871 | 5,838 |
| 1881 | 4,486 |
| 1891 | 4,025 |
| 1901 | 3,979 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,552 |
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, Dereham shared boundaries with:
- Bayham
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- Malahide
- Middleton
- Norwich N
- Norwich S
- Oxford W-O
- Tilsonburg, Town—Ville
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 | 5 |
| FAM NO | 809 |
| Number of families | 809 |
| Number of females | 1,939 |
| Number of males | 2,086 |
| Number of married females | 740 |
| Number of married males | 741 |
| Number of married persons | 1,481 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| POP F | 1,939 |
| POP M | 2,086 |
| POP TOT | 4,025 |
| Total population | 4,025 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,103 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,401 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,021 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 806 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 124 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 668 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 478 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 327 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 482 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 806 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,740 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,454 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,423 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,205 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 36,631 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,456 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 51,508 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,713 |
| Acres of oats | 6,433 |
| Acres of potatoes | 264 |
| Acres of turnips | 388 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,469 |
| BAR AC | 1,740 |
| BAR BU | 41,301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 41,301 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 63,567 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 181,473 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 42,789 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,119 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,460 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,941 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 143,147 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 107,730 |
| BWT BU | 665 |
| CRN BU | 63,567 |
| HAY AC | 8,456 |
| HAY TONS | 15,351 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,398 |
| Number of chickens | 26,658 |
| Number of ducks | 1,010 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 542 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 261 |
| Number of geese | 841 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 699 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,739 |
| Number of milk cows | 6,542 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 804 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,151 |
| Number of other fowl | 101 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 229 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 271 |
| Number of sheep | 1,020 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 653 |
| Number of swine | 11,949 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 10,005 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,593 |
| OAT AC | 6,433 |
| OAT BU | 181,473 |
| PEA BU | 42,789 |
| POT AC | 264 |
| POT BU | 21,119 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 14,838 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,424 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,613 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 138,204 |
| RYE BU | 1,460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,351 |
| WHT AC | 5,469 |
| WHT FALL BU | 107,730 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,941 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 160 |
| A 11 50 | 101 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 229 |
| BEN BU | 237 |
| BUTTER LB | 138,204 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,398 |
| CHEESE LB | 14,838 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,401 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,424 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 699 |
| DUCKS | 1,010 |
| FAMILIES | 809 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,613 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 841 |
| GRA BU | 684 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,658 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,739 |
| HOUSES | 806 |
| HOUSES B | 124 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 478 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 482 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 668 |
| INF 11 A | 271 |
| MD FEM | 740 |
| MD MALE | 741 |
| MD TOT | 1,481 |
| MILK COWS | 6,542 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 261 |
| OC P | 542 |
| OC TOT | 804 |
| OTHER FOWL | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,151 |
| OTHERS | 4,021 |
| SHEEP | 1,020 |
| SHEEP KS | 653 |
| SUP AM | 51,508 |
| SUP FOR | 12,205 |
| SUP JV | 1,454 |
| SUP PAT | 13,423 |
| SUP SC | 36,631 |
| SUP TOT | 63,713 |
| SWINE | 11,949 |
| SWINE KS | 10,005 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 806 |
| TUR AC | 388 |
| TUR BU | 143,147 |
| TURKEY | 1,593 |
| WID FEM | 96 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 143 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003— 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). "Dereham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on097001-1891/.