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 density was 23.8 people per square mile.
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 791 |
| Number of males | 817 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 491 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 791 |
| POP M | 817 |
| POP TOT | 1,608 |
| Total population | 1,608 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 512 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,059 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,582 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 270 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 107 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 163 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 270 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,463 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,119 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,956 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,675 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,520 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,639 |
| Acres of oats | 2,358 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,092 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 572 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,598 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31,012 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,888 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,243 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,603 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,002 |
| BWT BU | 467 |
| CRN BU | 793 |
| HAY AC | 3,675 |
| HAY TONS | 3,837 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 491 |
| Number of chickens | 6,178 |
| Number of ducks | 88 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 220 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 151 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 224 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 521 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,154 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,146 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 1,710 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 977 |
| Number of swine | 532 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 722 |
| Number of turkeys | 136 |
| OAT AC | 2,358 |
| OAT BU | 52,598 |
| PEA BU | 31,012 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 26,888 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 642 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,004 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 69,211 |
| RYE BU | 6,111 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,837 |
| WHT AC | 2,092 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,002 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,243 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 301 |
| BUTTER LB | 69,211 |
| CATTLE KS | 491 |
| CHEESE LB | 642 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 512 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 547 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,059 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,004 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 224 |
| DUCKS | 88 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 26 |
| GEESE | 151 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,178 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 521 |
| HOUSES | 270 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 245 |
| MD MALE | 246 |
| MD TOT | 491 |
| MILK COWS | 1,154 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 220 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,146 |
| OTHERS | 1,582 |
| SHEEP | 1,710 |
| SHEEP KS | 977 |
| SUP AM | 18,520 |
| SUP FOR | 12,119 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 4,463 |
| SUP SC | 13,956 |
| SUP TOT | 30,639 |
| SWINE | 532 |
| SWINE KS | 722 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 270 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 15,603 |
| TURKEY | 136 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.