Medora & Wood, Ontario (1891 census)
Medora & Wood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 921. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.028°N, 79.591°W.
Population
In 1891, Medora & Wood had a population of 921: 509 male and 412 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 921 |
| 1901 | 1,116 |
| 1911 | 1,527 |
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 Port Carling, VL, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Medora & Wood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 412 |
| Number of males | 509 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 412 |
| POP M | 509 |
| POP TOT | 921 |
| Total population | 921 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 589 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 42 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 879 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 182 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 862 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 32,662 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,179 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,594 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,150 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,812 |
| Acres of oats | 415 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 145 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,339 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,806 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,512 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,992 |
| BWT BU | 132 |
| CRN BU | 398 |
| HAY AC | 1,594 |
| HAY TONS | 1,372 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 167 |
| Number of chickens | 1,760 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 84 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 122 |
| Number of milk cows | 373 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 424 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 563 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of swine | 263 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 290 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 415 |
| OAT BU | 6,339 |
| PEA BU | 1,806 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 8,512 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,277 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 724 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,655 |
| RYE BU | 125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,372 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 59 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,655 |
| CATTLE KS | 167 |
| CHEESE LB | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 589 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,277 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 724 |
| FRN CA | 42 |
| GEESE | 84 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,760 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 122 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 182 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| MILK COWS | 373 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 424 |
| OTHERS | 879 |
| SHEEP | 563 |
| SHEEP KS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 4,150 |
| SUP FOR | 32,662 |
| SUP JV | 109 |
| SUP PAT | 862 |
| SUP SC | 3,179 |
| SUP TOT | 36,812 |
| SWINE | 263 |
| SWINE KS | 290 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 3,992 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098009— 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). "Medora & Wood, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medora-wood-on117004-1891/.