Dungannon, Ontario (1891 census)
Dungannon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 754. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.045°N, 77.744°W.
Population
In 1891, Dungannon had a population of 754: 396 male and 358 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 578 |
| 1891 | 754 |
| 1901 | 867 |
| 1911 | 788 |
| 1921 | 734 |
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, Dungannon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 754 total population, 396 males, 358 females, 244 married persons, 138 families, 122 married females, 122 married males, 22 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 488 single persons under 18, 266 single males under 18, 222 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 752 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 135 houses, 135 houses built of wood, 135 occupied houses, 78 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 2 stories, 29 houses of 1 room, 28 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,618 acres of land in farms, 23,013 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,242 pounds of homemade butter, 19,013 bushels of oats, 13,228 bushels of turnips, 11,428 bushels of potatoes, 6,605 acres of improved land in farms, 5,329 bushels of peas, 5,119 acres of farmland under crops, 4,245 bushels of spring wheat, 2,062 chickens, 1,882 acres of hay crops, 1,534 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,422 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,398 bushels of barley, 1,331 bushels of rye, 1,301 tons of hay, 1,076 acres of oats, 692 bushels of buckwheat, 591 milk cows, 576 other cattle, 484 acres of wheat, 443 sheep, 266 swine, 238 swine slaughtered or sold, 184 horses aged over 3 years, 166 sheep slaughtered or sold, 151 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 133 cattle killed or sold, 123 bushels of winter wheat, 117 acres of potatoes, 116 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 113 acres of barley, 98 geese, 75 acres of turnips, 75 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 bushels of corn, 65 turkeys, 64 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 oxen, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 bushels of beans, 10 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261337
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). "Dungannon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dungannon-on074003-1891/.