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 density was 38.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 396 |
| Number of families | 396 |
| Number of females | 902 |
| Number of males | 992 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 731 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 902 |
| POP M | 992 |
| POP TOT | 1,894 |
| Total population | 1,894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,094 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,891 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 394 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 363 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 253 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 161 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 396 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 72 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 735 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,983 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,401 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,336 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,138 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,054 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,455 |
| Acres of oats | 2,359 |
| Acres of potatoes | 208 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,443 |
| BAR AC | 176 |
| BAR BU | 2,200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,200 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,224 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,421 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,204 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,310 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,207 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,788 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,332 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,696 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36,288 |
| BWT BU | 6,224 |
| CRN BU | 15,421 |
| HAY AC | 4,138 |
| HAY TONS | 6,617 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 607 |
| Number of chickens | 8,689 |
| Number of ducks | 153 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 316 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 72 |
| Number of geese | 200 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 770 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,086 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 391 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,549 |
| Number of other fowl | 50 |
| Number of oxen | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 861 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 530 |
| Number of swine | 1,055 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,406 |
| Number of turkeys | 145 |
| OAT AC | 2,359 |
| OAT BU | 37,204 |
| PEA BU | 10,310 |
| POT AC | 208 |
| POT BU | 16,207 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,161 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 959 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,460 |
| RYE BU | 1,788 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,617 |
| WHT AC | 2,443 |
| WHT FALL BU | 36,288 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,332 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 141 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 134 |
| BEN BU | 296 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 607 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,094 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,161 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 153 |
| FAMILIES | 396 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 959 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 200 |
| GRA BU | 304 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,689 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 770 |
| HOUSES | 394 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 161 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 253 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 72 |
| HOUSES W | 363 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 365 |
| MD MALE | 366 |
| MD TOT | 731 |
| MILK COWS | 1,086 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 72 |
| OC P | 316 |
| OC TOT | 391 |
| OTHER FOWL | 50 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,549 |
| OTHERS | 1,891 |
| SHEEP | 861 |
| SHEEP KS | 530 |
| SUP AM | 18,054 |
| SUP FOR | 5,401 |
| SUP JV | 735 |
| SUP PAT | 3,983 |
| SUP SC | 13,336 |
| SUP TOT | 23,455 |
| SWINE | 1,055 |
| SWINE KS | 1,406 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 396 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 4,696 |
| TURKEY | 145 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 70 |
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/.