Dutton, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Dutton, VL 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, VL had a population of 838: 413 male and 425 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 838 total population, 425 females, 413 males, 295 married persons, 172 families, 150 married males, 145 married females, 32 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 511 single persons under 18, 261 single females under 18, 250 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 838 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 167 houses, 167 occupied houses, 146 houses built of wood, 113 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 98 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses built of brick, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,142 pounds of homemade butter, 2,909 bushels of winter wheat, 2,594 bushels of oats, 2,215 bushels of potatoes, 1,765 bushels of corn, 1,726 bushels of turnips, 1,364 acres of land in farms, 1,096 chickens, 990 acres of improved land in farms, 608 acres of farmland under crops, 540 bushels of barley, 492 bushels of beans, 453 tons of hay, 430 bushels of peas, 374 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 285 acres of farmland in pasture, 253 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 216 acres of hay crops, 164 swine slaughtered or sold, 144 occupants of farms, 139 acres of wheat, 128 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 113 swine, 111 farm occupants who own their land, 111 other cattle, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 102 bushels of buckwheat, 98 acres of oats, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 milk cows, 65 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 63 cattle killed or sold, 56 sheep, 55 turkeys, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 acres of barley, 23 sheep slaughtered or sold, 19 ducks, 18 acres of potatoes, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 geese, 4 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 bushels of rye, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dutton-vl-on061003-1891/.