Port Dover, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Dover, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,213. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.795°N, 80.204°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Dover, Village had a population of 1,213: 565 male and 648 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,177 |
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, Port Dover, Village 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 1,213 total population, 648 females, 565 males, 419 married persons, 270 families, 210 married females, 209 married males, 81 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 713 single persons under 18, 369 single females under 18, 344 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,211 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 270 occupied houses, 269 houses, 221 houses built of wood, 186 houses of 2 stories, 170 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 80 houses of 1 story, 48 houses built of brick, 44 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 41 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,829 pounds of homemade butter, 4,119 bushels of turnips, 3,048 bushels of potatoes, 2,467 chickens, 1,384 bushels of winter wheat, 1,173 bushels of corn, 936 acres of land in farms, 888 acres of improved land in farms, 875 bushels of oats, 750 bushels of peas, 561 acres of farmland under crops, 261 tons of hay, 234 occupants of farms, 224 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 200 bushels of rye, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 174 swine, 171 swine slaughtered or sold, 169 acres of farmland in pasture, 168 acres of hay crops, 158 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 146 bushels of buckwheat, 117 bushels of barley, 116 horses aged over 3 years, 103 bushels of beans, 86 acres of wheat, 84 milk cows, 75 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 65 other cattle, 52 acres of oats, 51 ducks, 50 bushels of spring wheat, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 48 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 43 other fowl, 40 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 38 sheep, 34 acres of potatoes, 34 cattle killed or sold, 29 turkeys, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 sheep slaughtered or sold, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17 acres of turnips, 11 geese, 6 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON094003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230589
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Dover
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). "Port Dover, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dover-village-on098003-1891/.