Dutton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Dutton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5317545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.662°N, 81.487°W.
Population
In 1891, Dutton, Village had a population of 838: 413 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 835.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 838 |
| 1901 | 863 |
| 1911 | 836 |
| 1921 | 813 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dunwich, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dutton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 413 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 425 |
| POP M | 413 |
| POP TOT | 838 |
| Total population | 838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 511 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 838 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 167 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 98 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 374 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 608 |
| Acres of hay crops | 216 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 990 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,364 |
| Acres of oats | 98 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 139 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 492 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,765 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,594 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,215 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,726 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,909 |
| BWT BU | 102 |
| CRN BU | 1,765 |
| HAY AC | 216 |
| HAY TONS | 453 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 63 |
| Number of chickens | 1,096 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 67 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 144 |
| Number of other cattle | 111 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 128 |
| Number of sheep | 56 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 23 |
| Number of swine | 113 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 164 |
| Number of turkeys | 55 |
| OAT AC | 98 |
| OAT BU | 2,594 |
| PEA BU | 430 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,215 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 253 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,142 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 453 |
| WHT AC | 139 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,909 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 492 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,142 |
| CATTLE KS | 63 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 511 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 253 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 65 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,096 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 167 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 113 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 128 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| MILK COWS | 67 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 111 |
| OC TOT | 144 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 111 |
| OTHERS | 838 |
| SHEEP | 56 |
| SHEEP KS | 23 |
| SUP AM | 990 |
| SUP FOR | 374 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 285 |
| SUP SC | 608 |
| SUP TOT | 1,364 |
| SWINE | 113 |
| SWINE KS | 164 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,726 |
| TURKEY | 55 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5317545
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutton,_Ontario
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). "Dutton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dutton-village-on061003-1891/.