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 density was 45.9 people per square mile.
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 435 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 423 |
| POP M | 435 |
| POP TOT | 858 |
| Total population | 858 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 489 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 851 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 184 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 690 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 449 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,214 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,047 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,595 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,331 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,305 |
| Acres of oats | 1,044 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 115 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,432 |
| BAR AC | 690 |
| BAR BU | 15,393 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,393 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,472 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16,714 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,711 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,638 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,326 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,036 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,356 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 43,422 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25,454 |
| BWT BU | 1,472 |
| CRN BU | 16,714 |
| HAY AC | 1,331 |
| HAY TONS | 2,496 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 744 |
| Number of chickens | 4,263 |
| Number of ducks | 62 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 136 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 50 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 213 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 386 |
| Number of milk cows | 455 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 186 |
| Number of other cattle | 464 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 81 |
| Number of sheep | 890 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,225 |
| Number of swine | 1,136 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,592 |
| Number of turkeys | 93 |
| OAT AC | 1,044 |
| OAT BU | 26,711 |
| PEA BU | 11,638 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 15,326 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,463 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,899 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,331 |
| RYE BU | 2,036 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,496 |
| WHT AC | 1,432 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25,454 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,356 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 282 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,331 |
| CATTLE KS | 744 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 489 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,463 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 213 |
| DUCKS | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,899 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,263 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 386 |
| HOUSES | 184 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 81 |
| MD FEM | 161 |
| MD MALE | 159 |
| MD TOT | 320 |
| MILK COWS | 455 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC F | 50 |
| OC P | 136 |
| OC TOT | 186 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 464 |
| OTHERS | 851 |
| SHEEP | 890 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,225 |
| SUP AM | 9,258 |
| SUP FOR | 1,047 |
| SUP JV | 449 |
| SUP PAT | 1,214 |
| SUP SC | 7,595 |
| SUP TOT | 10,305 |
| SWINE | 1,136 |
| SWINE KS | 1,592 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 184 |
| TUR AC | 115 |
| TUR BU | 43,422 |
| TURKEY | 93 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.