Dorchester S, Ontario (1891 census)
Dorchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.861°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1891, Dorchester S had a population of 1,624: 840 male and 784 female residents. Population density was 29.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,477 |
| 1861 | 2,204 |
| 1871 | 2,071 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 1,624 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 344 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 784 |
| Number of males | 840 |
| Number of married females | 306 |
| Number of married males | 307 |
| Number of married persons | 613 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 784 |
| POP M | 840 |
| POP TOT | 1,624 |
| Total population | 1,624 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 944 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,624 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 340 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 292 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 220 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 120 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 817 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 582 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,595 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,859 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,029 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,823 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,206 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,065 |
| Acres of oats | 3,437 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,460 |
| BAR AC | 817 |
| BAR BU | 18,484 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,484 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,328 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 97,431 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,669 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 911 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22,455 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63,504 |
| BWT BU | 382 |
| CRN BU | 18,328 |
| HAY AC | 3,823 |
| HAY TONS | 6,719 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 840 |
| Number of chickens | 11,262 |
| Number of ducks | 145 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 305 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 386 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 891 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,697 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 331 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,796 |
| Number of other fowl | 113 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 1,532 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,061 |
| Number of swine | 3,642 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,765 |
| Number of turkeys | 260 |
| OAT AC | 3,437 |
| OAT BU | 97,431 |
| PEA BU | 16,669 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 8,366 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 145 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,857 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 665 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50,737 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,719 |
| WHT AC | 3,460 |
| WHT FALL BU | 63,504 |
| WHT SP BU | 911 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 132 |
| BEN BU | 621 |
| BUTTER LB | 50,737 |
| CATTLE KS | 840 |
| CHEESE LB | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 439 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 944 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,857 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 386 |
| DUCKS | 145 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 665 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 305 |
| GRA BU | 333 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,262 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 891 |
| HOUSES | 340 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 205 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 292 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 306 |
| MD MALE | 307 |
| MD TOT | 613 |
| MILK COWS | 2,697 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, East—Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 331 |
| OTHER FOWL | 113 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,796 |
| OTHERS | 1,624 |
| SHEEP | 1,532 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,061 |
| SUP AM | 24,206 |
| SUP FOR | 5,859 |
| SUP JV | 582 |
| SUP PAT | 6,595 |
| SUP SC | 17,029 |
| SUP TOT | 30,065 |
| SWINE | 3,642 |
| SWINE KS | 3,765 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 341 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 22,455 |
| TURKEY | 260 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON087002— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-s-on090002-1891/.