Douro, Ontario (1891 census)
Douro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,131. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1891, Douro had a population of 2,131: 1,107 male and 1,024 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,676 |
| 1861 | 2,519 |
| 1871 | 2,671 |
| 1881 | 2,864 |
| 1891 | 2,131 |
| 1901 | 1,871 |
| 1911 | 1,866 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
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, Douro shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 369 |
| Number of families | 369 |
| Number of females | 1,024 |
| Number of males | 1,107 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 296 |
| Number of married persons | 591 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP F | 1,024 |
| POP M | 1,107 |
| POP TOT | 2,131 |
| Total population | 2,131 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 786 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,450 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,110 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 368 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 64 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 299 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 339 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 169 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 368 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 925 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 388 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,323 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,423 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,732 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,348 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,443 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,866 |
| Acres of oats | 5,160 |
| Acres of potatoes | 359 |
| Acres of turnips | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,184 |
| BAR AC | 925 |
| BAR BU | 16,942 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,942 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,899 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 111,274 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27,270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,481 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,335 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 37,851 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,602 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9,247 |
| BWT BU | 2,899 |
| CRN BU | 301 |
| HAY AC | 3,348 |
| HAY TONS | 3,753 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 819 |
| Number of chickens | 13,667 |
| Number of ducks | 572 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 309 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 66 |
| Number of geese | 797 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 386 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 843 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 377 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,530 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 97 |
| Number of sheep | 1,176 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 811 |
| Number of swine | 1,343 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,542 |
| Number of turkeys | 717 |
| OAT AC | 5,160 |
| OAT BU | 111,274 |
| PEA BU | 27,270 |
| POT AC | 359 |
| POT BU | 32,481 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,722 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,839 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 531 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,757 |
| RYE BU | 3,335 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,753 |
| WHT AC | 4,184 |
| WHT FALL BU | 9,247 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,851 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,757 |
| CATTLE KS | 819 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,722 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 664 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 786 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,450 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,839 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 386 |
| DUCKS | 572 |
| FAMILIES | 369 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 531 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 797 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,667 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 843 |
| HOUSES | 368 |
| HOUSES B | 64 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 339 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 169 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 299 |
| INF 11 A | 97 |
| MD FEM | 295 |
| MD MALE | 296 |
| MD TOT | 591 |
| MILK COWS | 1,645 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 66 |
| OC P | 309 |
| OC TOT | 377 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,530 |
| OTHERS | 2,110 |
| SHEEP | 1,176 |
| SHEEP KS | 811 |
| SUP AM | 28,443 |
| SUP FOR | 8,423 |
| SUP JV | 388 |
| SUP PAT | 6,323 |
| SUP SC | 21,732 |
| SUP TOT | 36,866 |
| SWINE | 1,343 |
| SWINE KS | 1,542 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 368 |
| TUR AC | 105 |
| TUR BU | 29,602 |
| TURKEY | 717 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261304
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). "Douro, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/douro-on110007-1891/.