Horton, Ontario (1891 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,608. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9293943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.503°N, 76.654°W.
Population
In 1891, Horton had a population of 1,608: 817 male and 791 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 1,192 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,510 |
| 1891 | 1,608 |
| 1901 | 1,557 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,259 |
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, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,608 total population, 817 males, 791 females, 491 married persons, 271 families, 246 married males, 245 married females, 58 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,059 single persons under 18, 547 single males under 18, 512 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,582 persons who are not French Canadian, 26 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 270 houses, 270 occupied houses, 241 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 2 stories, 107 houses of 1 story, 101 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses built of brick, 14 houses built of stone, 10 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 69,211 pounds of homemade butter, 52,598 bushels of oats, 31,012 bushels of peas, 30,639 acres of land in farms, 26,888 bushels of potatoes, 20,243 bushels of spring wheat, 18,520 acres of improved land in farms, 15,603 bushels of turnips, 13,956 acres of farmland under crops, 12,119 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,004 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,178 chickens, 6,111 bushels of rye, 4,463 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,837 tons of hay, 3,675 acres of hay crops, 2,358 acres of oats, 2,092 acres of wheat, 1,710 sheep, 1,154 milk cows, 1,146 other cattle, 1,002 bushels of winter wheat, 977 sheep slaughtered or sold, 793 bushels of corn, 722 swine slaughtered or sold, 642 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 572 bushels of barley, 532 swine, 521 horses aged over 3 years, 491 cattle killed or sold, 467 bushels of buckwheat, 301 bushels of beans, 258 occupants of farms, 224 horses aged 3 years and under, 221 acres of potatoes, 220 farm occupants who own their land, 151 geese, 136 turkeys, 101 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 88 ducks, 78 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 62 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 other fowl, 35 acres of turnips, 35 farm occupants who rent their land, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 employees on farms, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9293943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_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). "Horton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/horton-on115010-1891/.