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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,979 |
| 1891 | 2,058 |
| 1901 | 1,613 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,058 total population, 1,043 males, 1,015 females, 757 married persons, 451 families, 380 married males, 377 married females, 102 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,199 single persons under 18, 636 single males under 18, 563 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,055 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 449 houses, 449 occupied houses, 401 houses built of wood, 328 houses of 2 stories, 264 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 117 houses of 1 story, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses built of brick, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,375 pounds of homemade butter, 4,772 bushels of corn, 4,401 bushels of potatoes, 1,805 bushels of turnips, 1,250 bushels of winter wheat, 1,198 acres of land in farms, 1,159 chickens, 1,042 acres of improved land in farms, 950 bushels of oats, 609 bushels of rye, 578 acres of farmland in pasture, 434 occupants of farms, 427 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 291 farm occupants who own their land, 280 bushels of barley, 272 bushels of peas, 243 horses aged over 3 years, 235 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 229 acres of farmland under crops, 213 bushels of beans, 161 swine slaughtered or sold, 156 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 144 swine, 143 farm occupants who rent their land, 141 cattle killed or sold, 132 milk cows, 128 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 other cattle, 80 sheep slaughtered or sold, 64 tons of hay, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 55 acres of wheat, 47 acres of potatoes, 45 acres of hay crops, 32 sheep, 31 acres of oats, 24 ducks, 12 acres of barley, 6 acres of turnips, 6 turkeys, 4 geese, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045005_1881— 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/.