Drayton, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Drayton, VL 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, VL had a population of 793: 410 male and 383 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 793 total population, 410 males, 383 females, 270 married persons, 178 families, 136 married males, 134 married females, 37 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 486 single persons under 18, 260 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 793 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 176 houses, 176 occupied houses, 123 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 2 stories, 67 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 61 houses of 2 rooms, 60 houses of 1 story, 53 houses built of brick, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,124 bushels of oats, 6,445 pounds of homemade butter, 5,405 bushels of barley, 4,573 acres of land in farms, 3,979 acres of improved land in farms, 3,913 bushels of potatoes, 2,978 acres of farmland under crops, 2,785 bushels of turnips, 2,163 bushels of peas, 1,957 bushels of spring wheat, 1,344 chickens, 913 acres of farmland in pasture, 857 tons of hay, 816 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 594 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 494 acres of hay crops, 465 acres of oats, 435 bushels of winter wheat, 306 swine, 206 acres of barley, 180 swine slaughtered or sold, 171 horses aged over 3 years, 169 milk cows, 163 acres of wheat, 149 other cattle, 139 sheep, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 80 occupants of farms, 66 cattle killed or sold, 62 farm occupants who own their land, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 57 sheep slaughtered or sold, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 geese, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 ducks, 26 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 11 turkeys, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 bushels of beans, 7 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-vl-on126001-1891/.