Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Chippawa, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 523. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q602402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.054°N, 79.044°W.
Population
In 1891, Chippawa, Village had a population of 523: 257 male and 266 female residents. Population density was 521.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,193 |
| 1861 | 1,095 |
| 1871 | 922 |
| 1881 | 664 |
| 1891 | 523 |
| 1901 | 460 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 1,137 |
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, Chippawa, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 118 |
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 266 |
| Number of males | 257 |
| Number of married females | 85 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 266 |
| POP M | 257 |
| POP TOT | 523 |
| Total population | 523 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 321 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 523 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 116 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 94 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 39 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 77 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 365 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 369 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 661 |
| Acres of hay crops | 243 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,069 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,438 |
| Acres of oats | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 61 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 451 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 451 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,226 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,086 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 644 |
| CRN BU | 336 |
| HAY AC | 243 |
| HAY TONS | 369 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 645 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 67 |
| Number of milk cows | 47 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 93 |
| Number of other cattle | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 83 |
| Number of swine | 35 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 128 |
| OAT BU | 2,226 |
| PEA BU | 138 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,086 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,655 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 369 |
| WHT AC | 61 |
| WHT FALL BU | 644 |
| WHT SP BU | 46 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,655 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 321 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 118 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 645 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 67 |
| HOUSES | 116 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 94 |
| INF 11 A | 83 |
| MD FEM | 85 |
| MD MALE | 84 |
| MD TOT | 169 |
| MILK COWS | 47 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 68 |
| OC TOT | 93 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 20 |
| OTHERS | 523 |
| SUP AM | 1,069 |
| SUP FOR | 369 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 365 |
| SUP SC | 661 |
| SUP TOT | 1,438 |
| SWINE | 35 |
| SWINE KS | 108 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 116 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 163 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q602402
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippawa,_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). "Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chippawa-village-on125002-1891/.