Drayton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Drayton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 793. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5306106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.655°W.
Population
In 1891, Drayton, Village had a population of 793: 410 male and 383 female residents. Population density was 790.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 587 |
| 1891 | 793 |
| 1901 | 791 |
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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, Drayton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 383 |
| Number of males | 410 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 410 |
| POP TOT | 793 |
| Total population | 793 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 486 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 793 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 53 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 60 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 115 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 206 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 913 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 594 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,978 |
| Acres of hay crops | 494 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,979 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,573 |
| Acres of oats | 465 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 163 |
| BAR AC | 206 |
| BAR BU | 5,405 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,405 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,124 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,163 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,913 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,957 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,785 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 435 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 494 |
| HAY TONS | 857 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 1,344 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 62 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 171 |
| Number of milk cows | 169 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 80 |
| Number of other cattle | 149 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 139 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 57 |
| Number of swine | 306 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 180 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 465 |
| OAT BU | 15,124 |
| PEA BU | 2,163 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 3,913 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 816 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,445 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 857 |
| WHT AC | 163 |
| WHT FALL BU | 435 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,957 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,445 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 486 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 816 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 45 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,344 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 171 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES B | 53 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| MILK COWS | 169 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 62 |
| OC TOT | 80 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 149 |
| OTHERS | 793 |
| SHEEP | 139 |
| SHEEP KS | 57 |
| SUP AM | 3,979 |
| SUP FOR | 594 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 913 |
| SUP SC | 2,978 |
| SUP TOT | 4,573 |
| SWINE | 306 |
| SWINE KS | 180 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,785 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5306106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton,_Ontario
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). "Drayton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-village-on126001-1891/.