Harwich, Ontario (1891 census)
Harwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.373°N, 82.016°W.
Population
In 1891, Harwich had a population of 6,017: 3,173 male and 2,844 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,627 |
| 1861 | 4,556 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 6,410 |
| 1891 | 6,017 |
| 1901 | 5,494 |
| 1921 | 4,952 |
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, Harwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,017 total population, 3,173 males, 2,844 females, 2,019 married persons, 1,190 families, 1,013 married males, 1,006 married females, 213 widowed persons, 131 widowed females, 82 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,785 single persons under 18, 2,078 single males under 18, 1,707 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,010 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,147 occupied houses, 1,138 houses, 971 houses built of wood, 652 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 651 houses of 1 story, 475 houses of 2 stories, 161 houses built of brick, 125 houses of 4 rooms, 115 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 110 houses of 5 rooms, 81 houses of 3 rooms, 60 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of over 15 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 3 stories, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 9 houses under construction, 6 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 369,427 bushels of corn, 319,192 pounds of homemade butter, 217,781 bushels of winter wheat, 175,004 bushels of oats, 173,735 bushels of beans, 86,131 acres of land in farms, 73,480 acres of improved land in farms, 54,966 bushels of potatoes, 53,886 acres of farmland under crops, 46,240 bushels of turnips, 38,010 chickens, 23,477 bushels of peas, 21,914 bushels of barley, 16,462 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,939 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15,449 tons of hay, 12,865 bushels of spring wheat, 12,651 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,226 acres of wheat, 12,142 swine slaughtered or sold, 11,465 swine, 9,131 acres of hay crops, 5,920 other cattle, 5,786 acres of oats, 4,886 sheep, 3,592 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,372 milk cows, 3,083 cattle killed or sold, 2,979 horses aged over 3 years, 2,467 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,482 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,346 geese, 1,224 bushels of buckwheat, 1,112 occupants of farms, 965 acres of barley, 907 turkeys, 807 farm occupants who own their land, 708 ducks, 596 bushels of rye, 585 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 496 acres of potatoes, 383 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 369 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 295 farm occupants who rent their land, 264 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 238 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 226 other fowl, 208 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 160, 120 acres of turnips, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 oxen, 10 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Clark | 1818–1898 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121004_1921— 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). "Harwich, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harwich-on079004-1891/.