Deseronto, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Deseronto, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q603823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.202°N, 77.056°W.
Population
In 1891, Deseronto, T-V had a population of 3,338: 1,697 male and 1,641 female residents. Population density was 3326.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,338 |
| 1901 | 3,527 |
| 1911 | 2,013 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tyendinaga, 1881 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Deseronto, T-V 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 684 |
| Number of families | 684 |
| Number of females | 1,641 |
| Number of males | 1,697 |
| Number of married females | 628 |
| Number of married males | 625 |
| Number of married persons | 1,253 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP F | 1,641 |
| POP M | 1,697 |
| POP TOT | 3,338 |
| Total population | 3,338 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 918 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,033 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,951 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 106 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,232 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 637 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 60 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 573 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 72 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 561 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 311 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 637 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 405 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 370 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,625 |
| Acres of hay crops | 507 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,112 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,482 |
| Acres of oats | 236 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR AC | 130 |
| BAR BU | 2,240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 581 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,024 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,605 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,143 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 680 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| BWT BU | 581 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 1,024 |
| HAY AC | 507 |
| HAY TONS | 920 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 577 |
| Number of chickens | 1,547 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 245 |
| Number of milk cows | 157 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 15 |
| Number of other cattle | 162 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 135 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,192 |
| Number of swine | 231 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 264 |
| Number of turkeys | 58 |
| OAT AC | 236 |
| OAT BU | 4,605 |
| PEA BU | 735 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 4,143 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,840 |
| RYE BU | 680 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 920 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,050 |
| WHT SP BU | 230 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,840 |
| CATTLE KS | 577 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 918 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,033 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,951 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 180 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 684 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 500 |
| FRN CA | 106 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,547 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 245 |
| HOUSES | 637 |
| HOUSES B | 60 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 87 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 114 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 311 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 561 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 573 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 628 |
| MD MALE | 625 |
| MD TOT | 1,253 |
| MILK COWS | 157 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, East—Est |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 13 |
| OC TOT | 15 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 162 |
| OTHERS | 3,232 |
| SHEEP | 135 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,192 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 2,112 |
| SUP FOR | 370 |
| SUP JV | 82 |
| SUP PAT | 405 |
| SUP SC | 1,625 |
| SUP TOT | 2,482 |
| SWINE | 231 |
| SWINE KS | 264 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 637 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,000 |
| TURKEY | 58 |
| WID FEM | 95 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q603823
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deseronto
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deseronto
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). "Deseronto, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/deseronto-t-v-on073001-1891/.