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 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 density was 1209.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,146 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,177 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 270 |
| Number of families | 270 |
| Number of females | 648 |
| Number of males | 565 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 419 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP F | 648 |
| POP M | 565 |
| POP TOT | 1,213 |
| Total population | 1,213 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 369 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 713 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,211 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 269 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 186 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 170 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 270 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 48 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 561 |
| Acres of hay crops | 168 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 888 |
| Acres of land in farms | 936 |
| Acres of oats | 52 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,173 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 875 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 750 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,048 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,119 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,384 |
| BWT BU | 146 |
| CRN BU | 1,173 |
| HAY AC | 168 |
| HAY TONS | 261 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 2,467 |
| Number of ducks | 51 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 84 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 234 |
| Number of other cattle | 65 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 224 |
| Number of sheep | 38 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 174 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 171 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 52 |
| OAT BU | 875 |
| PEA BU | 750 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 3,048 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,829 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 261 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,384 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,829 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 369 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 713 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 51 |
| FAMILIES | 270 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 75 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,467 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 269 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 170 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 224 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 209 |
| MD TOT | 419 |
| MILK COWS | 84 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 234 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 65 |
| OTHERS | 1,211 |
| SHEEP | 38 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 888 |
| SUP FOR | 48 |
| SUP JV | 158 |
| SUP PAT | 169 |
| SUP SC | 561 |
| SUP TOT | 936 |
| SWINE | 174 |
| SWINE KS | 171 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 270 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 4,119 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131011_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.