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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,071 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 1,624 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,550 |
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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,624 total population, 840 males, 784 females, 613 married persons, 344 families, 307 married males, 306 married females, 67 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 944 single persons under 18, 505 single males under 18, 439 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,624 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 341 occupied houses, 340 houses, 292 houses built of wood, 220 houses of 1 story, 205 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 120 houses of 2 stories, 49 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 48 houses built of brick, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 97,431 bushels of oats, 63,504 bushels of winter wheat, 50,737 pounds of homemade butter, 30,065 acres of land in farms, 24,206 acres of improved land in farms, 22,455 bushels of turnips, 18,484 bushels of barley, 18,328 bushels of corn, 17,029 acres of farmland under crops, 16,669 bushels of peas, 11,262 chickens, 8,366 bushels of potatoes, 6,719 tons of hay, 6,595 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,857 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,823 acres of hay crops, 3,765 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,642 swine, 3,460 acres of wheat, 3,437 acres of oats, 2,697 milk cows, 1,796 other cattle, 1,532 sheep, 1,061 sheep slaughtered or sold, 911 bushels of spring wheat, 891 horses aged over 3 years, 840 cattle killed or sold, 817 acres of barley, 665 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 621 bushels of beans, 582 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 386 horses aged 3 years and under, 382 bushels of buckwheat, 333 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 331 occupants of farms, 305 geese, 260 turkeys, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 145 ducks, 145 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 132 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 127 acres of potatoes, 113 other fowl, 85 farm occupants who rent their land, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 67 acres of turnips, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 bushels of rye, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109003_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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-s-on090002-1891/.