Dorchester N, Ontario (1891 census)
Dorchester N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.962°N, 81.023°W.
Population
In 1891, Dorchester N had a population of 3,752: 1,939 male and 1,813 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,117 |
| 1881 | 4,056 |
| 1891 | 3,752 |
| 1911 | 3,340 |
| 1921 | 3,104 |
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, Dorchester N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,752 total population, 1,939 males, 1,813 females, 1,343 married persons, 787 families, 673 married males, 670 married females, 131 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,278 single persons under 18, 1,213 single males under 18, 1,065 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,752 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 769 occupied houses, 768 houses, 674 houses of 1 story, 656 houses built of wood, 394 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 105 houses built of brick, 97 houses of 5 rooms, 94 houses of 2 stories, 86 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 82 houses of 4 rooms, 74 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 177,279 bushels of oats, 116,964 bushels of turnips, 99,489 pounds of homemade butter, 72,742 bushels of winter wheat, 59,867 bushels of corn, 50,921 acres of land in farms, 42,461 acres of improved land in farms, 33,215 bushels of potatoes, 29,865 bushels of peas, 28,823 acres of farmland under crops, 24,031 bushels of barley, 23,899 chickens, 12,649 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,157 tons of hay, 8,460 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,561 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,845 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,650 swine, 6,566 acres of hay crops, 6,239 acres of oats, 4,581 milk cows, 3,735 acres of wheat, 3,189 other cattle, 2,369 bushels of spring wheat, 2,063 cattle killed or sold, 1,963 sheep, 1,903 turkeys, 1,551 horses aged over 3 years, 1,094 acres of barley, 1,038 geese, 989 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 942 sheep slaughtered or sold, 931 ducks, 727 occupants of farms, 691 horses aged 3 years and under, 557 farm occupants who own their land, 374 acres of potatoes, 366 bushels of rye, 360 bushels of buckwheat, 345 acres of turnips, 310 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 230 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 217 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 200 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 195 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 174 bushels of beans, 170 farm occupants who rent their land, 145 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 137 other fowl, 111 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 45, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128005_1911— 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). "Dorchester N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-n-on090001-1891/.