Garafraxa E, Ontario (1891 census)
Garafraxa E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,169. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.846°N, 80.242°W.
Population
In 1891, Garafraxa E had a population of 2,169: 1,144 male and 1,025 female residents. Population density was 31.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,635 |
| 1891 | 2,169 |
| 1901 | 1,895 |
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, Garafraxa E 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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 392 |
| Number of families | 392 |
| Number of females | 1,025 |
| Number of males | 1,144 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 340 |
| Number of married persons | 680 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP F | 1,025 |
| POP M | 1,144 |
| POP TOT | 2,169 |
| Total population | 2,169 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 779 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,411 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,169 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 387 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 88 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 42 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 257 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 379 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 209 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 389 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,093 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 354 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,252 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,744 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,059 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,425 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,665 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,409 |
| Acres of oats | 6,241 |
| Acres of potatoes | 992 |
| Acres of turnips | 694 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,052 |
| BAR AC | 3,093 |
| BAR BU | 68,117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 68,117 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 361 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 172,882 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48,455 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 133,890 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 42,469 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 287,252 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,890 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 5,425 |
| HAY TONS | 7,555 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,683 |
| Number of chickens | 14,205 |
| Number of ducks | 341 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 307 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 813 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 545 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,027 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,417 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 373 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,964 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 1,882 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,108 |
| Number of swine | 2,765 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,079 |
| Number of turkeys | 340 |
| OAT AC | 6,241 |
| OAT BU | 172,882 |
| PEA BU | 48,455 |
| POT AC | 992 |
| POT BU | 133,890 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 354 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,998 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 194 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 145,875 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,555 |
| WHT AC | 3,052 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,890 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,469 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 138 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 145,875 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,683 |
| CHEESE LB | 354 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 632 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 779 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,411 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,998 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 545 |
| DUCKS | 341 |
| FAMILIES | 392 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 194 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 813 |
| GRA BU | 361 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,205 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,027 |
| HOUSES | 387 |
| HOUSES B | 88 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 379 |
| HOUSES S | 42 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 209 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 257 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 340 |
| MD MALE | 340 |
| MD TOT | 680 |
| MILK COWS | 1,417 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 307 |
| OC TOT | 373 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,964 |
| OTHERS | 2,169 |
| SHEEP | 1,882 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,108 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 31,665 |
| SUP FOR | 9,744 |
| SUP JV | 354 |
| SUP PAT | 6,252 |
| SUP SC | 25,059 |
| SUP TOT | 41,409 |
| SWINE | 2,765 |
| SWINE KS | 3,079 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 389 |
| TUR AC | 694 |
| TUR BU | 287,252 |
| TURKEY | 340 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124004_1871— 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). "Garafraxa E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garafraxa-e-on126004-1891/.