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 density was 32.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,476 |
| 1861 | 4,161 |
| 1871 | 3,951 |
| 1881 | 3,848 |
| 1891 | 2,516 |
| 1901 | 2,164 |
| 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 173 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 | 470 |
| Number of families | 470 |
| Number of females | 1,218 |
| Number of males | 1,298 |
| Number of married females | 379 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 758 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| POP F | 1,218 |
| POP M | 1,298 |
| POP TOT | 2,516 |
| Total population | 2,516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 772 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 869 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,641 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,516 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 462 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 57 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 139 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 266 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 315 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 147 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 322 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 462 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,253 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 727 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,794 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,311 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 34,202 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,513 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,723 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,034 |
| Acres of oats | 3,632 |
| Acres of potatoes | 417 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,039 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,970 |
| BAR AC | 4,253 |
| BAR BU | 102,356 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 102,356 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,390 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91,839 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,803 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,515 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 435,488 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 118,590 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 16 |
| CRN BU | 3,390 |
| HAY AC | 5,513 |
| HAY TONS | 10,226 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,727 |
| Number of chickens | 17,291 |
| Number of ducks | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 328 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 100 |
| Number of geese | 343 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 342 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,412 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,734 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 428 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,486 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 115 |
| Number of sheep | 2,412 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,647 |
| Number of swine | 2,747 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,889 |
| Number of turkeys | 321 |
| OAT AC | 3,632 |
| OAT BU | 91,839 |
| PEA BU | 40,803 |
| POT AC | 417 |
| POT BU | 41,515 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,440 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,797 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,410 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 177,754 |
| RYE BU | 205 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,226 |
| WHT AC | 5,970 |
| WHT FALL BU | 118,590 |
| WHT SP BU | 412 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 153 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 177,754 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,727 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,440 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 772 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 869 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,641 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,797 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 342 |
| DUCKS | 297 |
| FAMILIES | 470 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,410 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 343 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,291 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,412 |
| HOUSES | 462 |
| HOUSES B | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES S | 139 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 322 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 266 |
| INF 11 A | 115 |
| MD FEM | 379 |
| MD MALE | 379 |
| MD TOT | 758 |
| MILK COWS | 1,734 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, South-Sud |
| OC F | 100 |
| OC P | 328 |
| OC TOT | 428 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,486 |
| OTHERS | 2,516 |
| SHEEP | 2,412 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,647 |
| SILOS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 38,723 |
| SUP FOR | 6,311 |
| SUP JV | 727 |
| SUP PAT | 3,794 |
| SUP SC | 34,202 |
| SUP TOT | 45,034 |
| SWINE | 2,747 |
| SWINE KS | 2,889 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 462 |
| TUR AC | 1,039 |
| TUR BU | 435,488 |
| TURKEY | 321 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 117 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
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/.