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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 921 total population, 509 males, 412 females, 303 married persons, 191 families, 153 married males, 150 married females, 29 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 589 single persons under 18, 342 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 879 persons who are not French Canadian, 42 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 houses, 183 occupied houses, 182 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,812 acres of land in farms, 33,655 pounds of homemade butter, 32,662 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,512 bushels of potatoes, 6,339 bushels of oats, 4,150 acres of improved land in farms, 3,992 bushels of turnips, 3,179 acres of farmland under crops, 1,806 bushels of peas, 1,760 chickens, 1,594 acres of hay crops, 1,372 tons of hay, 1,277 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 862 acres of farmland in pasture, 724 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 563 sheep, 424 other cattle, 415 acres of oats, 398 bushels of corn, 373 milk cows, 290 swine slaughtered or sold, 263 swine, 200 sheep slaughtered or sold, 193 occupants of farms, 186 farm occupants who own their land, 167 cattle killed or sold, 145 bushels of barley, 132 bushels of buckwheat, 125 bushels of rye, 122 horses aged over 3 years, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 acres of potatoes, 95 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 84 geese, 82 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 78 bushels of beans, 70 bushels of spring wheat, 59 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 52 oxen, 49 turkeys, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 ducks, 31 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 other fowl, 11 acres of barley, 8 acres of wheat, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.