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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,128 |
| 1881 | 3,620 |
| 1891 | 3,043 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,043 total population, 1,583 males, 1,460 females, 919 married persons, 559 families, 463 married females, 456 married males, 104 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,020 single persons under 18, 1,091 single males under 18, 929 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,043 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 550 occupied houses, 549 houses, 427 houses of 1 story, 403 houses built of wood, 222 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 121 houses of 2 stories, 103 houses of 4 rooms, 88 houses built of stone, 78 houses of 3 rooms, 71 houses of 5 rooms, 58 houses built of brick, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 302,264 bushels of turnips, 234,715 bushels of oats, 162,880 pounds of homemade butter, 55,041 bushels of potatoes, 50,777 bushels of peas, 46,177 acres of land in farms, 40,507 acres of improved land in farms, 40,291 bushels of barley, 38,822 bushels of spring wheat, 31,534 acres of farmland under crops, 18,115 chickens, 14,847 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,601 tons of hay, 8,653 acres of oats, 8,572 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,006 acres of hay crops, 5,670 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,799 other cattle, 3,681 swine, 3,530 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,152 sheep, 2,293 acres of wheat, 1,893 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,880 cattle killed or sold, 1,795 acres of barley, 1,668 milk cows, 1,629 bushels of winter wheat, 1,535 bushels of corn, 1,354 horses aged over 3 years, 1,285 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,136 acres of turnips, 962 geese, 661 horses aged 3 years and under, 535 occupants of farms, 525 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 492 ducks, 464 acres of potatoes, 437 farm occupants who own their land, 415 turkeys, 401 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 386 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 230 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 158 bushels of buckwheat, 117 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 102 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 95 farm occupants who rent their land, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 55 bushels of beans, 23 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 oxen, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126005— 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/.