Draper, Ontario (1891 census)
Draper was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.992°N, 79.209°W.
Population
In 1891, Draper had a population of 1,082: 581 male and 501 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,082 |
| 1901 | 998 |
| 1911 | 938 |
| 1921 | 732 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Draper, Ryde, Oakley, 1881 (33.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Draper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 199 |
| Number of families | 199 |
| Number of females | 501 |
| Number of males | 581 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 501 |
| POP M | 581 |
| POP TOT | 1,082 |
| Total population | 1,082 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 699 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,081 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 198 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 197 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 193 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 910 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,494 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,332 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,985 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,319 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,813 |
| Acres of oats | 918 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 171 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,540 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,728 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,136 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,165 |
| BWT BU | 303 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 1,985 |
| HAY TONS | 1,882 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 160 |
| Number of chickens | 2,553 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 109 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 71 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 218 |
| Number of milk cows | 453 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 186 |
| Number of other cattle | 602 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 752 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 177 |
| Number of swine | 198 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 154 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 918 |
| OAT BU | 15,540 |
| PEA BU | 3,728 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 17,136 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 580 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,180 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 198 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,619 |
| RYE BU | 124 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,882 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 225 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,619 |
| CATTLE KS | 160 |
| CHEESE LB | 580 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 392 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 699 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,180 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 71 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 199 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 198 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 109 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,553 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 218 |
| HOUSES | 198 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 197 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 172 |
| MD MALE | 173 |
| MD TOT | 345 |
| MILK COWS | 453 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 186 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 602 |
| OTHERS | 1,081 |
| SHEEP | 752 |
| SHEEP KS | 177 |
| SUP AM | 5,319 |
| SUP FOR | 27,494 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 910 |
| SUP SC | 4,332 |
| SUP TOT | 32,813 |
| SWINE | 198 |
| SWINE KS | 154 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 198 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 12,165 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129005— 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). "Draper, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-on101005-1891/.