Garafraxa W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Garafraxa W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.782°N, 80.380°W.
Population
In 1891, Garafraxa W-O had a population of 3,043: 1,583 male and 1,460 female residents. Population density was 37.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,128 |
| 1881 | 3,620 |
| 1891 | 3,043 |
| 1901 | 2,561 |
| 1911 | 1,951 |
| 1921 | 1,669 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 559 |
| Number of families | 559 |
| Number of females | 1,460 |
| Number of males | 1,583 |
| Number of married females | 463 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of married persons | 919 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,460 |
| POP M | 1,583 |
| POP TOT | 3,043 |
| Total population | 3,043 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 929 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,091 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,020 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,043 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 549 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 58 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 88 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 403 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 427 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 121 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 222 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 550 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,795 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 401 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,572 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,670 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,534 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,006 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,507 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,177 |
| Acres of oats | 8,653 |
| Acres of potatoes | 464 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,136 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,293 |
| BAR AC | 1,795 |
| BAR BU | 40,291 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40,291 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,535 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 234,715 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50,777 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,041 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38,822 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 302,264 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,629 |
| BWT BU | 158 |
| CRN BU | 1,535 |
| HAY AC | 7,006 |
| HAY TONS | 10,601 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,880 |
| Number of chickens | 18,115 |
| Number of ducks | 492 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 437 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 95 |
| Number of geese | 962 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 661 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,354 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,668 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 535 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,799 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 230 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 117 |
| Number of sheep | 3,152 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,893 |
| Number of swine | 3,681 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,530 |
| Number of turkeys | 415 |
| OAT AC | 8,653 |
| OAT BU | 234,715 |
| PEA BU | 50,777 |
| POT AC | 464 |
| POT BU | 55,041 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,285 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,847 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 525 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 162,880 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,601 |
| WHT AC | 2,293 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,629 |
| WHT SP BU | 38,822 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 102 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 230 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 162,880 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,880 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 929 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,091 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,020 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,847 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 661 |
| DUCKS | 492 |
| FAMILIES | 559 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 525 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 962 |
| GRA BU | 386 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,115 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,354 |
| HOUSES | 549 |
| HOUSES B | 58 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 103 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 427 |
| HOUSES S | 88 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 222 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 403 |
| INF 11 A | 117 |
| MD FEM | 463 |
| MD MALE | 456 |
| MD TOT | 919 |
| MILK COWS | 1,668 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 95 |
| OC P | 437 |
| OC TOT | 535 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,799 |
| OTHERS | 3,043 |
| SHEEP | 3,152 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,893 |
| SUP AM | 40,507 |
| SUP FOR | 5,670 |
| SUP JV | 401 |
| SUP PAT | 8,572 |
| SUP SC | 31,534 |
| SUP TOT | 46,177 |
| SWINE | 3,681 |
| SWINE KS | 3,530 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 550 |
| TUR AC | 1,136 |
| TUR BU | 302,264 |
| TURKEY | 415 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152004— 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 W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garafraxa-w-o-on126005-1891/.