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 density was 39.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,297 |
| 1861 | 3,916 |
| 1871 | 3,468 |
| 1881 | 3,490 |
| 1891 | 3,137 |
| 1901 | 2,922 |
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 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 657 |
| Number of families | 657 |
| Number of females | 1,570 |
| Number of males | 1,567 |
| Number of married females | 547 |
| Number of married males | 545 |
| Number of married persons | 1,092 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP F | 1,570 |
| POP M | 1,567 |
| POP TOT | 3,137 |
| Total population | 3,137 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 980 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,911 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,133 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 643 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 185 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 388 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 255 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 386 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 397 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 643 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,498 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,149 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,802 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,485 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 32,480 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,682 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,431 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,917 |
| Acres of oats | 3,387 |
| Acres of potatoes | 319 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,430 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,247 |
| BAR AC | 5,498 |
| BAR BU | 141,264 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 141,264 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 424 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 896 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,544 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,607 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45,188 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,426 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,608 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,523 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 656,589 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 119,458 |
| BWT BU | 896 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 80 |
| CRN BU | 14,544 |
| HAY AC | 5,682 |
| HAY TONS | 10,866 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,383 |
| Number of chickens | 17,271 |
| Number of ducks | 326 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 428 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 182 |
| Number of geese | 385 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 451 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,594 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,952 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 614 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,524 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 279 |
| Number of sheep | 2,442 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,262 |
| Number of swine | 4,087 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,210 |
| Number of turkeys | 270 |
| OAT AC | 3,387 |
| OAT BU | 95,607 |
| PEA BU | 45,188 |
| POT AC | 319 |
| POT BU | 32,426 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,771 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,371 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,053 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 188,652 |
| RYE BU | 1,608 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,866 |
| WHT AC | 6,247 |
| WHT FALL BU | 119,458 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,523 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 160 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 424 |
| BUTTER LB | 188,652 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,383 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,771 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 931 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 980 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,911 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,371 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 451 |
| DUCKS | 326 |
| FAMILIES | 657 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,053 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 385 |
| GRA BU | 1,253 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,271 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,594 |
| HOUSES | 643 |
| HOUSES B | 185 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 255 |
| HOUSES S | 70 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 397 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 386 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 388 |
| INF 11 A | 279 |
| MD FEM | 547 |
| MD MALE | 545 |
| MD TOT | 1,092 |
| MILK COWS | 1,952 |
| NAME CD | Brant, North—Nord |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 182 |
| OC P | 428 |
| OC TOT | 614 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,524 |
| OTHERS | 3,133 |
| SHEEP | 2,442 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,262 |
| SILOS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 39,431 |
| SUP FOR | 7,485 |
| SUP JV | 1,149 |
| SUP PAT | 5,802 |
| SUP SC | 32,480 |
| SUP TOT | 46,917 |
| SWINE | 4,087 |
| SWINE KS | 4,210 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 643 |
| TUR AC | 1,430 |
| TUR BU | 656,589 |
| TURKEY | 270 |
| WID FEM | 92 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127005— 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/.