Drummond, Ontario (1891 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.991°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1891, Drummond had a population of 2,202: 1,113 male and 1,089 female residents. Population density was 21.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,648 |
| 1861 | 2,637 |
| 1871 | 2,467 |
| 1881 | 2,378 |
| 1891 | 2,202 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,764 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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, Drummond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,089 |
| Number of males | 1,113 |
| Number of married females | 325 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 649 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,089 |
| POP M | 1,113 |
| POP TOT | 2,202 |
| Total population | 2,202 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 684 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 759 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,443 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,200 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 414 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 57 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 323 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 319 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 242 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 414 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 887 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,383 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,242 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,898 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,129 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,534 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,776 |
| Acres of oats | 4,719 |
| Acres of potatoes | 340 |
| Acres of turnips | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,349 |
| BAR AC | 887 |
| BAR BU | 12,919 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,919 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,833 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 480 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,614 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,020 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18,903 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,073 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,785 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,593 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,299 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,693 |
| BWT BU | 9,833 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 260 |
| CRN BU | 1,614 |
| HAY AC | 7,129 |
| HAY TONS | 7,668 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 867 |
| Number of chickens | 15,852 |
| Number of ducks | 375 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 383 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 1,959 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 401 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 896 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,354 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 403 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,226 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 3,454 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,743 |
| Number of swine | 1,009 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,272 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,961 |
| OAT AC | 4,719 |
| OAT BU | 81,020 |
| PEA BU | 18,903 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 36,073 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 999 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,985 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 203 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,137 |
| RYE BU | 1,785 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,668 |
| WHT AC | 1,349 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,693 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,593 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 128 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 149 |
| BEN BU | 283 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,137 |
| CATTLE KS | 867 |
| CHEESE LB | 999 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 684 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 759 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,443 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,985 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 401 |
| DUCKS | 375 |
| FAMILIES | 415 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 203 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,959 |
| GRA BU | 480 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,852 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 896 |
| HOUSES | 414 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 319 |
| HOUSES S | 57 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 242 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 323 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 325 |
| MD MALE | 324 |
| MD TOT | 649 |
| MILK COWS | 2,354 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 383 |
| OC TOT | 403 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,226 |
| OTHERS | 2,200 |
| SHEEP | 3,454 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,743 |
| SILOS | 260 |
| SUP AM | 35,534 |
| SUP FOR | 17,242 |
| SUP PAT | 11,383 |
| SUP SC | 23,898 |
| SUP TOT | 52,776 |
| SWINE | 1,009 |
| SWINE KS | 1,272 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 414 |
| TUR AC | 70 |
| TUR BU | 23,299 |
| TURKEY | 1,961 |
| WID FEM | 80 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006— 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). "Drummond, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drummond-on084005-1891/.