Middleton, Ontario (1891 census)

Middleton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,457. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.823°N, 80.620°W.

Population

In 1891, Middleton had a population of 3,457: 1,772 male and 1,685 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 contained Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.6% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Delhi, VL, 1901 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Middleton shared boundaries with:

• Bayham
• Charlotteville
• Dereham
• Houghton
• Norwich S
• Walsingham
• Windham

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,457 total population, 1,772 males, 1,685 females, 1,266 married persons, 722 families, 634 married males, 632 married females, 159 widowed persons, 108 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,032 single persons under 18, 1,087 single males under 18, 945 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,456 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 717 houses, 717 occupied houses, 651 houses built of wood, 589 houses of 1 story, 348 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 126 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 5 rooms, 83 houses of 4 rooms, 81 houses of 3 rooms, 79 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 63 houses built of brick, 27 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 98,036 pounds of homemade butter, 69,484 bushels of corn, 47,447 bushels of oats, 41,425 bushels of winter wheat, 39,278 acres of land in farms, 28,455 acres of improved land in farms, 25,126 bushels of potatoes, 24,642 bushels of turnips, 24,059 bushels of peas, 23,057 acres of farmland under crops, 15,983 chickens, 14,815 bushels of rye, 10,823 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,038 bushels of buckwheat, 5,439 tons of hay, 4,797 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,358 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,125 acres of hay crops, 3,614 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,427 swine, 3,271 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,833 acres of oats, 2,614 bushels of barley, 2,421 acres of wheat, 2,032 sheep, 1,738 milk cows, 1,374 other cattle, 1,052 horses aged over 3 years, 1,040 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,015 sheep slaughtered or sold, 694 cattle killed or sold, 657 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 627 occupants of farms, 498 farm occupants who own their land, 457 geese, 440 bushels of spring wheat, 414 horses aged 3 years and under, 351 acres of potatoes, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 261 bushels of beans, 258 ducks, 179 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 176 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 172 turkeys, 156 acres of barley, 129 farm occupants who rent their land, 93 acres of turnips, 79 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 oxen, 50 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON097002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON131003_1901 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262318

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). "Middleton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/middleton-on097002-1891/.