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 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 density was 24.1 people per square mile.
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 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 629 |
| Number of families | 629 |
| Number of females | 1,557 |
| Number of males | 1,740 |
| Number of married females | 528 |
| Number of married males | 524 |
| Number of married persons | 1,052 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP F | 1,557 |
| POP M | 1,740 |
| POP TOT | 3,297 |
| Total population | 3,297 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 968 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,177 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,145 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,297 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 623 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 593 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 282 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 341 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 141 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 178 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 623 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 794 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 303 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,515 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 36,877 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,355 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,073 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,173 |
| Acres of land in farms | 73,050 |
| Acres of oats | 11,866 |
| Acres of potatoes | 414 |
| Acres of turnips | 300 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,472 |
| BAR AC | 794 |
| BAR BU | 13,960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,960 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 279,709 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45,654 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,985 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,902 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 73,705 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,316 |
| BWT BU | 73 |
| CRN BU | 253 |
| HAY AC | 8,073 |
| HAY TONS | 9,580 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,631 |
| Number of chickens | 16,281 |
| Number of ducks | 304 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 535 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 74 |
| Number of geese | 833 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 585 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,238 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,416 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 610 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,324 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 166 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 318 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 3,754 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,288 |
| Number of swine | 2,003 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,506 |
| Number of turkeys | 343 |
| OAT AC | 11,866 |
| OAT BU | 279,709 |
| PEA BU | 45,654 |
| POT AC | 414 |
| POT BU | 55,985 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,835 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,753 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 144 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 166,674 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,580 |
| WHT AC | 1,472 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6,316 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,902 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 166 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 318 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 166,674 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,631 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,835 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 968 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,145 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,753 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 585 |
| DUCKS | 304 |
| FAMILIES | 629 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 144 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 833 |
| GRA BU | 816 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,281 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,238 |
| HOUSES | 623 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 141 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 178 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 102 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 94 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 341 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 593 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 528 |
| MD MALE | 524 |
| MD TOT | 1,052 |
| MILK COWS | 2,416 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 74 |
| OC P | 535 |
| OC TOT | 610 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,324 |
| OTHERS | 3,297 |
| SHEEP | 3,754 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,288 |
| SUP AM | 36,173 |
| SUP FOR | 36,877 |
| SUP JV | 303 |
| SUP PAT | 7,515 |
| SUP SC | 28,355 |
| SUP TOT | 73,050 |
| SWINE | 2,003 |
| SWINE KS | 2,506 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 623 |
| TUR AC | 300 |
| TUR BU | 73,705 |
| TURKEY | 343 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114012— 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). "Proton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/proton-on067007-1891/.