Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Dresden, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,058. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1258446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.583°N, 82.179°W.
Population
In 1891, Dresden, Town—Ville had a population of 2,058: 1,043 male and 1,015 female residents. Population density was 2051.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Dresden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 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 | 451 |
| Number of families | 451 |
| Number of females | 1,015 |
| Number of males | 1,043 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 380 |
| Number of married persons | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP F | 1,015 |
| POP M | 1,043 |
| POP TOT | 2,058 |
| Total population | 2,058 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 636 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,199 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,055 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 449 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 401 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 328 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 264 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 449 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 235 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 578 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 156 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 229 |
| Acres of hay crops | 45 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,042 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,198 |
| Acres of oats | 31 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 55 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 280 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,772 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,401 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 609 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,805 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,250 |
| CRN BU | 4,772 |
| HAY AC | 45 |
| HAY TONS | 64 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 141 |
| Number of chickens | 1,159 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 291 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 143 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 243 |
| Number of milk cows | 132 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 434 |
| Number of other cattle | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 427 |
| Number of sheep | 32 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 80 |
| Number of swine | 144 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 161 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 31 |
| OAT BU | 950 |
| PEA BU | 272 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 4,401 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,375 |
| RYE BU | 609 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 64 |
| WHT AC | 55 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 213 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,375 |
| CATTLE KS | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 636 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,199 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 128 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 451 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,159 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 243 |
| HOUSES | 449 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 264 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 328 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 401 |
| INF 11 A | 427 |
| MD FEM | 377 |
| MD MALE | 380 |
| MD TOT | 757 |
| MILK COWS | 132 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC F | 143 |
| OC P | 291 |
| OC TOT | 434 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 88 |
| OTHERS | 2,055 |
| SHEEP | 32 |
| SHEEP KS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 1,042 |
| SUP FOR | 156 |
| SUP JV | 235 |
| SUP PAT | 578 |
| SUP SC | 229 |
| SUP TOT | 1,198 |
| SWINE | 144 |
| SWINE KS | 161 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 449 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,805 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121015 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
- Wikidata: Q1258446
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_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). "Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dresden-town-ville-on047005-1891/.