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 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 density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,750 |
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 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 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 506 |
| Number of families | 506 |
| Number of females | 1,189 |
| Number of males | 1,322 |
| Number of married females | 423 |
| Number of married males | 424 |
| Number of married persons | 847 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP F | 1,189 |
| POP M | 1,322 |
| POP TOT | 2,511 |
| Total population | 2,511 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 708 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 849 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,557 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,511 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 495 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 142 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 63 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 290 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 238 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 257 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 308 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 495 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,766 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 517 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,754 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,463 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,138 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,384 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,409 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,872 |
| Acres of oats | 5,997 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of turnips | 732 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,465 |
| BAR AC | 1,766 |
| BAR BU | 42,856 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 42,856 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 512 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 189,325 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36,114 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,337 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,312 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 277,880 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 56,482 |
| BWT BU | 31 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 432 |
| HAY AC | 6,384 |
| HAY TONS | 10,643 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,685 |
| Number of chickens | 22,398 |
| Number of ducks | 684 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 409 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 101 |
| Number of geese | 749 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 600 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,230 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,005 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 510 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,049 |
| Number of other fowl | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 220 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 122 |
| Number of sheep | 2,403 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,409 |
| Number of swine | 3,691 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,556 |
| Number of turkeys | 543 |
| OAT AC | 5,997 |
| OAT BU | 189,325 |
| PEA BU | 36,114 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 26,337 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,769 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,053 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 664 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 96,256 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,643 |
| WHT AC | 3,465 |
| WHT FALL BU | 56,482 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,312 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 220 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 96,256 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,685 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,769 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 708 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 849 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,557 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,053 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 600 |
| DUCKS | 684 |
| FAMILIES | 506 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 664 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 749 |
| GRA BU | 512 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,398 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,230 |
| HOUSES | 495 |
| HOUSES B | 142 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES S | 63 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 308 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 257 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 290 |
| INF 11 A | 122 |
| MD FEM | 423 |
| MD MALE | 424 |
| MD TOT | 847 |
| MILK COWS | 2,005 |
| NAME CD | Perth, South-Sud |
| OC F | 101 |
| OC P | 409 |
| OC TOT | 510 |
| OTHER FOWL | 88 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,049 |
| OTHERS | 2,511 |
| SHEEP | 2,403 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,409 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 33,409 |
| SUP FOR | 7,463 |
| SUP JV | 517 |
| SUP PAT | 7,754 |
| SUP SC | 25,138 |
| SUP TOT | 40,872 |
| SWINE | 3,691 |
| SWINE KS | 3,556 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 495 |
| TUR AC | 732 |
| TUR BU | 277,880 |
| TURKEY | 543 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.