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 density was 17.2 people per square mile.
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 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 317 |
| Number of families | 317 |
| Number of females | 895 |
| Number of males | 871 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 501 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 895 |
| POP M | 871 |
| POP TOT | 1,766 |
| Total population | 1,766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 594 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 599 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,193 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,766 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 317 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 65 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 304 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 159 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 317 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 204 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,072 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,382 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,247 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,889 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,505 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,887 |
| Acres of oats | 4,809 |
| Acres of potatoes | 508 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,060 |
| BAR AC | 204 |
| BAR BU | 3,242 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,242 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,519 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 80,925 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,790 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,635 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,794 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,335 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,135 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 285 |
| BWT BU | 9,519 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 904 |
| HAY AC | 4,889 |
| HAY TONS | 5,726 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 602 |
| Number of chickens | 12,267 |
| Number of ducks | 390 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 282 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 1,651 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 245 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 735 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,726 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 307 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,761 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 3,003 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,812 |
| Number of swine | 625 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,164 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,608 |
| OAT AC | 4,809 |
| OAT BU | 80,925 |
| PEA BU | 16,790 |
| POT AC | 508 |
| POT BU | 53,635 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,317 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,568 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 94,475 |
| RYE BU | 2,794 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,726 |
| WHT AC | 1,060 |
| WHT FALL BU | 285 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,335 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 105 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 69 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 356 |
| BUTTER LB | 94,475 |
| CATTLE KS | 602 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,317 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 594 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 599 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,193 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,568 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 245 |
| DUCKS | 390 |
| FAMILIES | 317 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,651 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,267 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 735 |
| HOUSES | 317 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 304 |
| HOUSES S | 65 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 159 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 251 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 501 |
| MILK COWS | 1,726 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 282 |
| OC TOT | 307 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,761 |
| OTHERS | 1,766 |
| SHEEP | 3,003 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,812 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 28,505 |
| SUP FOR | 21,382 |
| SUP PAT | 12,072 |
| SUP SC | 16,247 |
| SUP TOT | 49,887 |
| SWINE | 625 |
| SWINE KS | 1,164 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 317 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 15,135 |
| TURKEY | 1,608 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
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/.