Kirkwood, Ontario (1891 census)
Kirkwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 185. 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 density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 185 |
| 1901 | 161 |
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 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 34 |
| Number of families | 34 |
| Number of females | 86 |
| Number of males | 99 |
| Number of married females | 28 |
| Number of married males | 28 |
| Number of married persons | 56 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 86 |
| POP M | 99 |
| POP TOT | 185 |
| Total population | 185 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 57 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 69 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 126 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 179 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 33 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 154 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,920 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 529 |
| Acres of hay crops | 217 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 690 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,610 |
| Acres of oats | 134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 283 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,613 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 458 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,870 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,645 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 199 |
| BWT BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 217 |
| HAY TONS | 168 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 18 |
| Number of chickens | 461 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 55 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 34 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 19 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of swine | 37 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 36 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 134 |
| OAT BU | 2,613 |
| PEA BU | 458 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 2,870 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 84 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,858 |
| RYE BU | 220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 168 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT FALL BU | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 130 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,858 |
| CATTLE KS | 18 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 57 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 69 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 126 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 84 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 34 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 91 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 461 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 21 |
| MD FEM | 28 |
| MD MALE | 28 |
| MD TOT | 56 |
| MILK COWS | 55 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 32 |
| OC TOT | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 179 |
| SHEEP | 19 |
| SHEEP KS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 690 |
| SUP FOR | 4,920 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 154 |
| SUP SC | 529 |
| SUP TOT | 5,610 |
| SWINE | 37 |
| SWINE KS | 36 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 33 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 2,645 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044015— 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). "Kirkwood, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kirkwood-on046011-1891/.