Oakland, Ontario (1891 census)
Oakland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 858. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.045°N, 80.338°W.
Population
In 1891, Oakland had a population of 858: 435 male and 423 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 840 |
| 1861 | 1,087 |
| 1871 | 1,104 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 745 |
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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, Oakland 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 858 total population, 435 males, 423 females, 320 married persons, 184 families, 161 married females, 159 married males, 49 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 489 single persons under 18, 258 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 851 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 184 houses, 184 occupied houses, 146 houses built of wood, 111 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 101 houses of 2 stories, 83 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 32 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 6 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,422 bushels of turnips, 40,331 pounds of homemade butter, 26,711 bushels of oats, 25,454 bushels of winter wheat, 16,714 bushels of corn, 15,393 bushels of barley, 15,326 bushels of potatoes, 11,638 bushels of peas, 10,305 acres of land in farms, 9,258 acres of improved land in farms, 7,595 acres of farmland under crops, 4,263 chickens, 2,496 tons of hay, 2,036 bushels of rye, 1,899 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,592 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,472 bushels of buckwheat, 1,463 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,432 acres of wheat, 1,356 bushels of spring wheat, 1,331 acres of hay crops, 1,225 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,214 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,136 swine, 1,047 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,044 acres of oats, 890 sheep, 744 cattle killed or sold, 690 acres of barley, 464 other cattle, 455 milk cows, 449 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 386 horses aged over 3 years, 282 bushels of beans, 213 horses aged 3 years and under, 186 acres of potatoes, 186 occupants of farms, 136 farm occupants who own their land, 115 acres of turnips, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 93 geese, 93 turkeys, 81 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 ducks, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262485
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). "Oakland, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakland-on106006-1891/.