Alnwick, Ontario (1891 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,321. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.201°N, 78.078°W.
Population
In 1891, Alnwick had a population of 1,321: 687 male and 634 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 1,388 |
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,321 |
| 1901 | 1,247 |
| 1911 | 1,012 |
| 1921 | 696 |
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, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,321 total population, 687 males, 634 females, 463 married persons, 264 families, 232 married females, 231 married males, 64 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 794 single persons under 18, 424 single males under 18, 370 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,320 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 259 occupied houses, 258 houses, 246 houses of 1 story, 225 houses built of wood, 122 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses built of brick, 17 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses built of stone, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 85,935 bushels of turnips, 41,862 pounds of homemade butter, 32,537 bushels of barley, 26,036 bushels of oats, 25,550 bushels of spring wheat, 21,149 bushels of peas, 19,363 bushels of potatoes, 18,641 acres of land in farms, 14,557 acres of improved land in farms, 11,791 acres of farmland under crops, 6,874 chickens, 6,200 bushels of winter wheat, 5,673 bushels of rye, 4,084 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,269 bushels of buckwheat, 2,909 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,669 tons of hay, 2,502 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,449 acres of wheat, 2,022 bushels of corn, 2,021 acres of hay crops, 1,794 acres of barley, 1,171 acres of oats, 760 milk cows, 748 swine, 747 swine slaughtered or sold, 725 other cattle, 573 sheep, 524 horses aged over 3 years, 330 sheep slaughtered or sold, 294 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 288 bushels of beans, 275 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 271 cattle killed or sold, 264 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 258 geese, 253 occupants of farms, 210 acres of turnips, 198 horses aged 3 years and under, 193 acres of potatoes, 167 ducks, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 101 turkeys, 83 farm occupants who rent their land, 79 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260692
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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on100001-1891/.