Dunwich, Ontario (1891 census)
Dunwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,663. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.669°N, 81.493°W.
Population
In 1891, Dunwich had a population of 3,663: 1,915 male and 1,748 female residents. Population density was 30.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,948 |
| 1861 | 2,888 |
| 1871 | 3,731 |
| 1881 | 4,290 |
| 1891 | 3,663 |
| 1901 | 3,658 |
| 1911 | 3,198 |
| 1921 | 2,666 |
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, Dunwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 757 |
| Number of families | 757 |
| Number of females | 1,748 |
| Number of males | 1,915 |
| Number of married females | 581 |
| Number of married males | 578 |
| Number of married persons | 1,159 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 170 |
| POP F | 1,748 |
| POP M | 1,915 |
| POP TOT | 3,663 |
| Total population | 3,663 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,054 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,334 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,663 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 742 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 65 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 671 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 559 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 182 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 417 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 744 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 915 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,082 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,739 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,163 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 32,054 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,052 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 45,875 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,038 |
| Acres of oats | 5,418 |
| Acres of potatoes | 313 |
| Acres of turnips | 76 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,519 |
| BAR AC | 915 |
| BAR BU | 17,342 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,342 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5,928 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,334 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,062 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75,565 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 113,371 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23,049 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,346 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 695 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 718 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,265 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 110,650 |
| BWT BU | 2,334 |
| CRN BU | 75,565 |
| HAY AC | 8,052 |
| HAY TONS | 13,470 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,367 |
| Number of chickens | 24,802 |
| Number of ducks | 532 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 566 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 113 |
| Number of geese | 795 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 985 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,700 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,570 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 681 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,647 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 260 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 97 |
| Number of sheep | 5,326 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,247 |
| Number of swine | 5,475 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,487 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,238 |
| OAT AC | 5,418 |
| OAT BU | 113,371 |
| PEA BU | 23,049 |
| POT AC | 313 |
| POT BU | 24,346 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,057 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 25,803 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 742 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 171,561 |
| RYE BU | 695 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,470 |
| WHT AC | 6,519 |
| WHT FALL BU | 110,650 |
| WHT SP BU | 718 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 146 |
| A 11 50 | 130 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 260 |
| BEN BU | 5,928 |
| BUTTER LB | 171,561 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,367 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,057 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,054 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,334 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 25,803 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 985 |
| DUCKS | 532 |
| FAMILIES | 757 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 742 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 795 |
| GRA BU | 1,062 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,802 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,700 |
| HOUSES | 742 |
| HOUSES B | 65 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 87 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 559 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 417 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 671 |
| INF 11 A | 97 |
| MD FEM | 581 |
| MD MALE | 578 |
| MD TOT | 1,159 |
| MILK COWS | 2,570 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 113 |
| OC P | 566 |
| OC TOT | 681 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,647 |
| OTHERS | 3,663 |
| SHEEP | 5,326 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,247 |
| SUP AM | 45,875 |
| SUP FOR | 20,163 |
| SUP JV | 1,082 |
| SUP PAT | 12,739 |
| SUP SC | 32,054 |
| SUP TOT | 66,038 |
| SWINE | 5,475 |
| SWINE KS | 5,487 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 744 |
| TUR AC | 76 |
| TUR BU | 25,265 |
| TURKEY | 1,238 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 170 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109004— 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). "Dunwich, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunwich-on061002-1891/.