Kirkwood, Ontario (1891 census)
Kirkwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 185. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261933. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 83.512°W.
Population
In 1891, Kirkwood had a population of 185: 99 male and 86 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 185 |
| 1901 | 161 |
| 1921 | 32 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kirkwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 185 total population, 99 males, 86 females, 56 married persons, 34 families, 28 married females, 28 married males, 5.10 average size of families, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 126 single persons under 18, 69 single males under 18, 57 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 179 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 33 occupied houses, 21 houses, 21 houses built of wood, 20 houses of 1 story, 12 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,858 pounds of homemade butter, 5,610 acres of land in farms, 4,920 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,870 bushels of potatoes, 2,645 bushels of turnips, 2,613 bushels of oats, 690 acres of improved land in farms, 529 acres of farmland under crops, 461 chickens, 458 bushels of peas, 283 bushels of barley, 220 bushels of rye, 217 acres of hay crops, 199 bushels of winter wheat, 168 tons of hay, 154 acres of farmland in pasture, 134 acres of oats, 130 bushels of spring wheat, 120 bushels of buckwheat, 91 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 84 other cattle, 84 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 55 milk cows, 38 acres of wheat, 37 swine, 36 swine slaughtered or sold, 34 occupants of farms, 32 farm occupants who own their land, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 27 acres of potatoes, 24 acres of barley, 21 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 sheep, 18 cattle killed or sold, 15 geese, 8 ducks, 8 oxen, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 turkeys, 3 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102045— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261933
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). "Kirkwood, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kirkwood-on046011-1891/.