Fullarton, Ontario (1891 census)
Fullarton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,511. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1891, Fullarton had a population of 2,511: 1,322 male and 1,189 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,750 |
| 1871 | 2,903 |
| 1881 | 2,708 |
| 1891 | 2,511 |
| 1901 | 2,295 |
| 1911 | 1,965 |
| 1921 | 1,714 |
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, Fullarton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,511 total population, 1,322 males, 1,189 females, 847 married persons, 506 families, 424 married males, 423 married females, 107 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,557 single persons under 18, 849 single males under 18, 708 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,511 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 495 houses, 495 occupied houses, 308 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 290 houses built of wood, 257 houses of 2 stories, 238 houses of 1 story, 142 houses built of brick, 63 houses built of stone, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 37 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 277,880 bushels of turnips, 189,325 bushels of oats, 96,256 pounds of homemade butter, 56,482 bushels of winter wheat, 42,856 bushels of barley, 40,872 acres of land in farms, 36,114 bushels of peas, 33,409 acres of improved land in farms, 26,337 bushels of potatoes, 25,138 acres of farmland under crops, 22,398 chickens, 11,312 bushels of spring wheat, 11,053 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,643 tons of hay, 7,754 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,463 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,384 acres of hay crops, 5,997 acres of oats, 4,769 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,049 other cattle, 3,691 swine, 3,556 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,465 acres of wheat, 2,403 sheep, 2,005 milk cows, 1,766 acres of barley, 1,685 cattle killed or sold, 1,409 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,230 horses aged over 3 years, 749 geese, 732 acres of turnips, 684 ducks, 664 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 600 horses aged 3 years and under, 543 turkeys, 517 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 512 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 510 occupants of farms, 432 bushels of corn, 409 farm occupants who own their land, 237 acres of potatoes, 220 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 122 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 101 farm occupants who rent their land, 92 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 88 other fowl, 82 bushels of beans, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 bushels of buckwheat, 30 bushels of rye, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 4. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261521
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). "Fullarton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fullarton-on109003-1891/.