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 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 density was 30.3 people per square mile.
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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 264 |
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 634 |
| Number of males | 687 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 463 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 634 |
| POP M | 687 |
| POP TOT | 1,321 |
| Total population | 1,321 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 794 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,320 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 258 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 246 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,794 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 264 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,502 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,084 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,791 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,021 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,557 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,641 |
| Acres of oats | 1,171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 193 |
| Acres of turnips | 210 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,449 |
| BAR AC | 1,794 |
| BAR BU | 32,537 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32,537 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,269 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,022 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,036 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,149 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,363 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,673 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,550 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85,935 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,200 |
| BWT BU | 3,269 |
| CRN BU | 2,022 |
| HAY AC | 2,021 |
| HAY TONS | 2,669 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 271 |
| Number of chickens | 6,874 |
| Number of ducks | 167 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 83 |
| Number of geese | 258 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 198 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 524 |
| Number of milk cows | 760 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 253 |
| Number of other cattle | 725 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 79 |
| Number of sheep | 573 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 330 |
| Number of swine | 748 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 747 |
| Number of turkeys | 101 |
| OAT AC | 1,171 |
| OAT BU | 26,036 |
| PEA BU | 21,149 |
| POT AC | 193 |
| POT BU | 19,363 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,909 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 294 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,862 |
| RYE BU | 5,673 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,669 |
| WHT AC | 2,449 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,550 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 288 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,862 |
| CATTLE KS | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 424 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 794 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,909 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 198 |
| DUCKS | 167 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 294 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 258 |
| GRA BU | 275 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,874 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 524 |
| HOUSES | 258 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 246 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 122 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 79 |
| MD FEM | 232 |
| MD MALE | 231 |
| MD TOT | 463 |
| MILK COWS | 760 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 83 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 253 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 725 |
| OTHERS | 1,320 |
| SHEEP | 573 |
| SHEEP KS | 330 |
| SUP AM | 14,557 |
| SUP FOR | 4,084 |
| SUP JV | 264 |
| SUP PAT | 2,502 |
| SUP SC | 11,791 |
| SUP TOT | 18,641 |
| SWINE | 748 |
| SWINE KS | 747 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 259 |
| TUR AC | 210 |
| TUR BU | 85,935 |
| TURKEY | 101 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001— 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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on100001-1891/.