Dumfries S, Ontario (1891 census)
Dumfries S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,137. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.243°N, 80.337°W.
Population
In 1891, Dumfries S had a population of 3,137: 1,567 male and 1,570 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,490 |
| 1891 | 3,137 |
| 1911 | 2,805 |
| 1921 | 2,821 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,137 total population, 1,570 females, 1,567 males, 1,092 married persons, 657 families, 547 married females, 545 married males, 134 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,911 single persons under 18, 980 single males under 18, 931 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,133 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 643 houses, 643 occupied houses, 397 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 388 houses built of wood, 386 houses of 2 stories, 255 houses of 1 story, 185 houses built of brick, 116 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 70 houses built of stone, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 47 uninhabited houses, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 656,589 bushels of turnips, 188,652 pounds of homemade butter, 141,264 bushels of barley, 119,458 bushels of winter wheat, 95,607 bushels of oats, 46,917 acres of land in farms, 45,188 bushels of peas, 39,431 acres of improved land in farms, 32,480 acres of farmland under crops, 32,426 bushels of potatoes, 17,271 chickens, 14,544 bushels of corn, 10,866 tons of hay, 7,485 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,371 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,247 acres of wheat, 5,802 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,771 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,682 acres of hay crops, 5,498 acres of barley, 5,053 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,210 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,087 swine, 3,524 other cattle, 3,387 acres of oats, 2,442 sheep, 1,952 milk cows, 1,608 bushels of rye, 1,594 horses aged over 3 years, 1,523 bushels of spring wheat, 1,430 acres of turnips, 1,383 cattle killed or sold, 1,262 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,253 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,149 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 896 bushels of buckwheat, 614 occupants of farms, 451 horses aged 3 years and under, 428 farm occupants who own their land, 424 bushels of beans, 385 geese, 326 ducks, 319 acres of potatoes, 279 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 270 turkeys, 182 farm occupants who rent their land, 160 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 80, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 other fowl, 4 employees on farms, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103003— 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). "Dumfries S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-s-on048004-1891/.