Beckwith, Ontario (1891 census)
Beckwith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55138151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1891, Beckwith had a population of 1,766: 871 male and 895 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,540 |
| 1861 | 2,541 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 1,928 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
| 1901 | 1,646 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,221 |
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, Beckwith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,766 total population, 895 females, 871 males, 501 married persons, 317 families, 251 married females, 250 married males, 72 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,193 single persons under 18, 599 single males under 18, 594 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,766 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 317 houses, 317 occupied houses, 304 houses of 1 story, 234 houses built of wood, 159 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses built of stone, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 18 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 94,475 pounds of homemade butter, 80,925 bushels of oats, 53,635 bushels of potatoes, 49,887 acres of land in farms, 28,505 acres of improved land in farms, 21,382 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,790 bushels of peas, 16,247 acres of farmland under crops, 15,135 bushels of turnips, 12,568 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12,267 chickens, 12,072 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,335 bushels of spring wheat, 9,519 bushels of buckwheat, 5,726 tons of hay, 4,889 acres of hay crops, 4,809 acres of oats, 3,242 bushels of barley, 3,003 sheep, 2,794 bushels of rye, 1,812 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,761 other cattle, 1,726 milk cows, 1,651 geese, 1,608 turkeys, 1,317 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,164 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,060 acres of wheat, 904 bushels of corn, 735 horses aged over 3 years, 625 swine, 602 cattle killed or sold, 508 acres of potatoes, 390 ducks, 356 bushels of beans, 307 occupants of farms, 285 bushels of winter wheat, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 245 horses aged 3 years and under, 204 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 105 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 52 acres of turnips, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 other fowl, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q55138151
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckwith_Township,_Ontario
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). "Beckwith, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beckwith-on084002-1891/.