Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell, Ontario (1891 census)
Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.244°N, 79.590°W.
Population
In 1891, Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell had a population of 1,835: 1,013 male and 822 female residents. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Watt, Cardwell, 1881 (66.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Watt, 1901 (32.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Humphrey, 1901 (33.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cardwell, 1901 (34.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell shared boundaries with:
- Brunel & Stephenson
- Conger, Cowper & Foley
- Medora & Wood
- Monck
- Monteith, Spence & Christie
- Stisted & McMurrich
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 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 | 334 |
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 822 |
| Number of males | 1,013 |
| Number of married females | 282 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 569 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 822 |
| POP M | 1,013 |
| POP TOT | 1,835 |
| Total population | 1,835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 512 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 703 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,215 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,831 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 334 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 333 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 49 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 276 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,619 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 57,583 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,947 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,937 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,689 |
| Acres of land in farms | 68,272 |
| Acres of oats | 1,963 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of turnips | 80 |
| Acres of wheat | 178 |
| BAR AC | 109 |
| BAR BU | 1,556 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,634 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,938 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,809 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,363 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,722 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 395 |
| CRN BU | 176 |
| HAY AC | 3,937 |
| HAY TONS | 4,217 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 435 |
| Number of chickens | 4,442 |
| Number of ducks | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 347 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 143 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 126 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 329 |
| Number of milk cows | 917 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 369 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,317 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 167 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 1,497 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 832 |
| Number of swine | 362 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 564 |
| Number of turkeys | 111 |
| OAT AC | 1,963 |
| OAT BU | 35,634 |
| PEA BU | 7,938 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 20,809 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 415 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 67,138 |
| RYE BU | 89 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,217 |
| WHT AC | 178 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,363 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 167 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 88 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 67,138 |
| CATTLE KS | 435 |
| CHEESE LB | 415 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 512 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 703 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,215 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,150 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 126 |
| DUCKS | 75 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 143 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,442 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 329 |
| HOUSES | 334 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 333 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 282 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 569 |
| MILK COWS | 917 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 347 |
| OC TOT | 369 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,317 |
| OTHERS | 1,831 |
| SHEEP | 1,497 |
| SHEEP KS | 832 |
| SUP AM | 10,689 |
| SUP FOR | 57,583 |
| SUP JV | 123 |
| SUP PAT | 1,619 |
| SUP SC | 8,947 |
| SUP TOT | 68,272 |
| SWINE | 362 |
| SWINE KS | 564 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 334 |
| TUR AC | 80 |
| TUR BU | 12,722 |
| TURKEY | 111 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 149 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095013— 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). "Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humphrey-watt-cardwell-on095013-1891/.