Dumfries N, Ontario (1891 census)
Dumfries N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q252504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.331°N, 80.372°W.
Population
In 1891, Dumfries N had a population of 2,516: 1,298 male and 1,218 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,848 |
| 1891 | 2,516 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 2,146 |
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, Dumfries N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,516 total population, 1,298 males, 1,218 females, 758 married persons, 470 families, 379 married females, 379 married males, 117 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,641 single persons under 18, 869 single males under 18, 772 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,516 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 462 houses, 462 occupied houses, 322 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 315 houses of 1 story, 266 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 2 stories, 139 houses built of stone, 57 houses built of brick, 48 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 435,488 bushels of turnips, 177,754 pounds of homemade butter, 118,590 bushels of winter wheat, 102,356 bushels of barley, 91,839 bushels of oats, 45,034 acres of land in farms, 41,515 bushels of potatoes, 40,803 bushels of peas, 38,723 acres of improved land in farms, 34,202 acres of farmland under crops, 17,291 chickens, 10,226 tons of hay, 7,797 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,440 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,311 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,970 acres of wheat, 5,513 acres of hay crops, 4,410 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,253 acres of barley, 3,794 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,632 acres of oats, 3,390 bushels of corn, 2,889 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,747 swine, 2,486 other cattle, 2,412 sheep, 1,734 milk cows, 1,727 cattle killed or sold, 1,647 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,412 horses aged over 3 years, 1,039 acres of turnips, 727 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 428 occupants of farms, 417 acres of potatoes, 412 bushels of spring wheat, 343 geese, 342 horses aged 3 years and under, 328 farm occupants who own their land, 321 turkeys, 297 ducks, 205 bushels of rye, 153 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 137 bushels of buckwheat, 115 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 100 farm occupants who rent their land, 53 bushels of beans, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 16, 16 oxen, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Wellington Wegenast | 1876–1942 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q252504
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-n-on124002-1891/.