Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph, Ontario (1891 census)
Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.045°N, 77.526°W.
Population
In 1891, Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph had a population of 1,034: 533 male and 501 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 1,140 |
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, Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,034 total population, 533 males, 501 females, 323 married persons, 179 families, 162 married females, 161 married males, 27 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 684 single persons under 18, 360 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 868 persons who are not French Canadian, 166 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 174 houses, 174 houses built of wood, 174 occupied houses, 156 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,608 pounds of homemade butter, 26,393 acres of land in farms, 22,926 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,215 bushels of oats, 13,323 bushels of potatoes, 3,467 acres of improved land in farms, 2,899 bushels of peas, 2,424 chickens, 2,367 acres of farmland under crops, 2,221 bushels of turnips, 2,110 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,391 acres of hay crops, 1,384 tons of hay, 1,049 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,007 bushels of buckwheat, 838 bushels of rye, 819 acres of oats, 549 other cattle, 486 sheep, 400 milk cows, 333 bushels of corn, 278 bushels of spring wheat, 268 swine, 262 swine slaughtered or sold, 192 horses aged over 3 years, 160 occupants of farms, 148 farm occupants who own their land, 139 sheep slaughtered or sold, 131 acres of potatoes, 131 cattle killed or sold, 103 bushels of barley, 89 bushels of beans, 74 geese, 70 turkeys, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 acres of wheat, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 ducks, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 other fowl, 8 acres of barley, 8 oxen, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110004_1891— 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). "Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/buchanan-wylie-rolph-on114004-1891/.