Proton, Ontario (1891 census)
Proton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.108°N, 80.494°W.
Population
In 1891, Proton had a population of 3,297: 1,740 male and 1,557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,240 |
| 1871 | 2,184 |
| 1881 | 3,402 |
| 1891 | 3,297 |
| 1901 | 3,378 |
| 1911 | 2,786 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
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, Proton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,297 total population, 1,740 males, 1,557 females, 1,052 married persons, 629 families, 528 married females, 524 married males, 100 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,145 single persons under 18, 1,177 single males under 18, 968 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,297 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 623 houses, 623 occupied houses, 593 houses built of wood, 341 houses of 2 stories, 282 houses of 1 story, 178 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 141 houses of 4 rooms, 102 houses of 3 rooms, 94 houses of 2 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 1 room, 19 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 9 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 279,709 bushels of oats, 166,674 pounds of homemade butter, 73,705 bushels of turnips, 73,050 acres of land in farms, 55,985 bushels of potatoes, 45,654 bushels of peas, 36,877 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 36,173 acres of improved land in farms, 28,355 acres of farmland under crops, 17,753 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,281 chickens, 13,960 bushels of barley, 11,902 bushels of spring wheat, 11,866 acres of oats, 9,580 tons of hay, 8,073 acres of hay crops, 7,515 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,316 bushels of winter wheat, 3,835 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,754 sheep, 3,324 other cattle, 2,506 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,416 milk cows, 2,288 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,003 swine, 1,631 cattle killed or sold, 1,472 acres of wheat, 1,238 horses aged over 3 years, 833 geese, 816 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 794 acres of barley, 610 occupants of farms, 585 horses aged 3 years and under, 535 farm occupants who own their land, 414 acres of potatoes, 343 turkeys, 318 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 304 ducks, 303 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 300 acres of turnips, 253 bushels of corn, 166 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 144 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 74 farm occupants who rent their land, 73 bushels of buckwheat, 62 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 45 oxen, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 other fowl, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114012_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262627
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). "Proton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/proton-on067007-1891/.