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 density was 8.7 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 138 |
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 358 |
| Number of males | 396 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 244 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 358 |
| POP M | 396 |
| POP TOT | 754 |
| Total population | 754 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 488 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 752 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 78 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,422 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,119 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,882 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,605 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,618 |
| Acres of oats | 1,076 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 75 |
| Acres of wheat | 484 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,398 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,398 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,013 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,329 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,428 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,331 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,245 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,228 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| BWT BU | 692 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 1,882 |
| HAY TONS | 1,301 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 133 |
| Number of chickens | 2,062 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 184 |
| Number of milk cows | 591 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 576 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 443 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 166 |
| Number of swine | 266 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 238 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 1,076 |
| OAT BU | 19,013 |
| PEA BU | 5,329 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 11,428 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,534 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 116 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,242 |
| RYE BU | 1,331 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,301 |
| WHT AC | 484 |
| WHT FALL BU | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,245 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,242 |
| CATTLE KS | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 488 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,534 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 116 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,062 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 184 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 122 |
| MD TOT | 244 |
| MILK COWS | 591 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 576 |
| OTHERS | 752 |
| SHEEP | 443 |
| SHEEP KS | 166 |
| SUP AM | 6,605 |
| SUP FOR | 23,013 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 1,422 |
| SUP SC | 5,119 |
| SUP TOT | 29,618 |
| SWINE | 266 |
| SWINE KS | 238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 75 |
| TUR BU | 13,228 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
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/.