Dover, Ontario (1891 census)
Dover was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.437°N, 82.341°W.
Population
In 1891, Dover had a population of 4,415: 2,333 male and 2,082 female residents. Population density was 38.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 3,315 |
| 1881 | 4,447 |
| 1891 | 4,415 |
| 1901 | 4,464 |
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, Dover 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 | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 846 |
| Number of families | 846 |
| Number of females | 2,082 |
| Number of males | 2,333 |
| Number of married females | 704 |
| Number of married males | 712 |
| Number of married persons | 1,416 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP F | 2,082 |
| POP M | 2,333 |
| POP TOT | 4,415 |
| Total population | 4,415 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,566 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,855 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,997 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,418 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 833 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 90 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 743 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 507 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 326 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 292 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 837 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,511 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,368 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,665 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,891 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,351 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 45,277 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,942 |
| Acres of oats | 4,543 |
| Acres of potatoes | 336 |
| Acres of turnips | 58 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,922 |
| BAR AC | 1,511 |
| BAR BU | 36,109 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 36,109 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30,607 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,657 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 943 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 260,203 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 145,525 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22,257 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,384 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 28,107 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,012 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 131,423 |
| BWT BU | 3,657 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 161 |
| CRN BU | 260,203 |
| HAY AC | 4,351 |
| HAY TONS | 7,627 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,276 |
| Number of chickens | 31,783 |
| Number of ducks | 1,641 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 577 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 205 |
| Number of geese | 1,478 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 901 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,145 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,419 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 783 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,165 |
| Number of other fowl | 125 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 284 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 210 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 168 |
| Number of sheep | 1,779 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,338 |
| Number of swine | 10,016 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 9,148 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,330 |
| OAT AC | 4,543 |
| OAT BU | 145,525 |
| PEA BU | 22,257 |
| POT AC | 336 |
| POT BU | 29,384 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,278 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,967 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 198,415 |
| RYE BU | 331 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,627 |
| WHT AC | 8,922 |
| WHT FALL BU | 131,423 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,107 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 284 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 210 |
| BEN BU | 30,607 |
| BUTTER LB | 198,415 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,276 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,566 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,855 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,278 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 901 |
| DUCKS | 1,641 |
| FAMILIES | 846 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,967 |
| FRN CA | 1,997 |
| GEESE | 1,478 |
| GRA BU | 943 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 31,783 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,145 |
| HOUSES | 833 |
| HOUSES B | 90 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 126 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 507 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 292 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 123 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 132 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 326 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 743 |
| INF 11 A | 168 |
| MD FEM | 704 |
| MD MALE | 712 |
| MD TOT | 1,416 |
| MILK COWS | 2,419 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 205 |
| OC P | 577 |
| OC TOT | 783 |
| OTHER FOWL | 125 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,165 |
| OTHERS | 2,418 |
| SHEEP | 1,779 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,338 |
| SILOS | 161 |
| SUP AM | 45,277 |
| SUP FOR | 6,665 |
| SUP PAT | 13,368 |
| SUP SC | 30,891 |
| SUP TOT | 51,942 |
| SWINE | 10,016 |
| SWINE KS | 9,148 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 837 |
| TUR AC | 58 |
| TUR BU | 18,012 |
| TURKEY | 1,330 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 89 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON076003— 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). "Dover, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dover-on079003-1891/.