Luther E & W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Luther E & W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.938°N, 80.433°W.
Population
In 1891, Luther E & W-O had a population of 4,222: 2,258 male and 1,964 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,347 |
| 1891 | 4,222 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Luther, West—Ouest, 1901 (56.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Luther, East—Est, 1901 (43.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Valley, VL, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Luther E & 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 4,222 total population, 2,258 males, 1,964 females, 1,365 married persons, 770 families, 683 married females, 682 married males, 101 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,756 single persons under 18, 1,541 single males under 18, 1,215 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,219 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 760 houses, 760 occupied houses, 681 houses built of wood, 536 houses of 1 story, 254 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 224 houses of 2 stories, 192 houses of 4 rooms, 110 houses of 3 rooms, 98 houses of 2 rooms, 75 houses of 5 rooms, 71 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 1 room, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 8 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 269,021 bushels of oats, 187,500 pounds of homemade butter, 154,633 bushels of turnips, 74,198 acres of land in farms, 66,238 bushels of potatoes, 62,153 bushels of peas, 47,595 acres of improved land in farms, 45,297 bushels of barley, 34,446 acres of farmland under crops, 32,067 bushels of spring wheat, 26,603 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,719 chickens, 15,124 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12,703 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,995 acres of oats, 9,405 tons of hay, 7,624 acres of hay crops, 5,449 bushels of winter wheat, 4,246 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,664 swine, 3,646 other cattle, 3,317 sheep, 2,387 acres of barley, 2,358 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,341 acres of wheat, 2,280 milk cows, 2,034 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,703 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,573 cattle killed or sold, 1,467 horses aged over 3 years, 960 geese, 719 occupants of farms, 681 horses aged 3 years and under, 577 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 572 farm occupants who own their land, 559 acres of potatoes, 548 acres of turnips, 512 turkeys, 509 ducks, 446 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 310 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 172 bushels of buckwheat, 165 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 144 farm occupants who rent their land, 136 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 bushels of corn, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 53 oxen, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 other fowl, 13 bushels of beans, 12 bushels of rye, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127006— 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). "Luther E & W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/luther-e-w-o-on127006-1891/.