Norwood, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Norwood, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,010. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q18632575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 77.979°W.
Population
In 1891, Norwood, VL had a population of 1,010: 493 male and 517 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,010 |
| 1901 | 945 |
| 1911 | 811 |
| 1921 | 765 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Norwood, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,010 total population, 517 females, 493 males, 364 married persons, 222 families, 184 married females, 180 married males, 47 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 599 single persons under 18, 300 single males under 18, 299 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,002 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 222 houses, 222 occupied houses, 173 houses of 1 story, 136 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 124 houses built of wood, 94 houses built of brick, 47 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,982 bushels of potatoes, 5,030 bushels of oats, 3,373 bushels of turnips, 2,920 pounds of homemade butter, 1,241 chickens, 1,167 bushels of spring wheat, 1,082 acres of land in farms, 891 acres of improved land in farms, 737 bushels of peas, 715 bushels of barley, 677 acres of farmland under crops, 250 bushels of rye, 212 acres of oats, 209 bushels of winter wheat, 194 swine slaughtered or sold, 191 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 189 occupants of farms, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 168 acres of farmland in pasture, 159 tons of hay, 132 acres of wheat, 119 acres of hay crops, 118 horses aged over 3 years, 109 farm occupants who own their land, 102 milk cows, 80 farm occupants who rent their land, 74 swine, 70 acres of potatoes, 55 bushels of buckwheat, 53 other cattle, 48 bushels of corn, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 acres of barley, 35 cattle killed or sold, 28 ducks, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 bushels of beans, 15 geese, 12 other fowl, 12 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11 acres of turnips, 11 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 sheep, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q18632575
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). "Norwood, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwood-vl-on110015-1891/.