Moulton, Ontario (1891 census)
Moulton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.919°N, 79.540°W.
Population
In 1891, Moulton had a population of 1,894: 992 male and 902 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,984 |
| 1881 | 1,799 |
| 1891 | 1,894 |
| 1901 | 1,931 |
| 1911 | 1,818 |
| 1921 | 1,609 |
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, Moulton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,894 total population, 992 males, 902 females, 731 married persons, 396 families, 366 married males, 365 married females, 69 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,094 single persons under 18, 598 single males under 18, 496 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,891 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 396 occupied houses, 394 houses, 363 houses built of wood, 253 houses of 2 stories, 161 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 141 houses of 1 story, 72 uninhabited houses, 67 houses of 4 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 91,460 pounds of homemade butter, 37,204 bushels of oats, 36,288 bushels of winter wheat, 23,455 acres of land in farms, 18,054 acres of improved land in farms, 16,207 bushels of potatoes, 15,421 bushels of corn, 13,336 acres of farmland under crops, 10,310 bushels of peas, 8,689 chickens, 6,617 tons of hay, 6,224 bushels of buckwheat, 5,401 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,696 bushels of turnips, 4,138 acres of hay crops, 3,983 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,161 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,443 acres of wheat, 2,359 acres of oats, 2,332 bushels of spring wheat, 2,200 bushels of barley, 1,788 bushels of rye, 1,549 other cattle, 1,406 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,086 milk cows, 1,055 swine, 959 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 861 sheep, 770 horses aged over 3 years, 735 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 607 cattle killed or sold, 530 sheep slaughtered or sold, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 391 occupants of farms, 316 farm occupants who own their land, 304 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 296 bushels of beans, 241 horses aged 3 years and under, 208 acres of potatoes, 200 geese, 176 acres of barley, 153 ducks, 145 turkeys, 141 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 134 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 farm occupants who rent their land, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 oxen, 50 other fowl, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262388
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). "Moulton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moulton-on094006-1891/.