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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,082 total population, 581 males, 501 females, 345 married persons, 199 families, 173 married males, 172 married females, 38 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 699 single persons under 18, 392 single males under 18, 307 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,081 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 198 houses, 198 occupied houses, 197 houses built of wood, 193 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,619 pounds of homemade butter, 32,813 acres of land in farms, 27,494 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,136 bushels of potatoes, 15,540 bushels of oats, 12,165 bushels of turnips, 5,319 acres of improved land in farms, 4,332 acres of farmland under crops, 3,728 bushels of peas, 2,553 chickens, 2,180 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,985 acres of hay crops, 1,882 tons of hay, 918 acres of oats, 910 acres of farmland in pasture, 752 sheep, 602 other cattle, 580 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 453 milk cows, 303 bushels of buckwheat, 225 bushels of spring wheat, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 198 swine, 198 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 186 occupants of farms, 177 sheep slaughtered or sold, 171 bushels of barley, 164 acres of potatoes, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 160 cattle killed or sold, 154 swine slaughtered or sold, 124 bushels of rye, 109 geese, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 horses aged 3 years and under, 67 acres of turnips, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 39 bushels of corn, 38 ducks, 32 oxen, 31 turkeys, 27 acres of wheat, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 other fowl, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 acres of barley, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129005_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). "Draper, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-on101005-1891/.