Oxford E, Ontario (1891 census)
Oxford E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.089°N, 80.666°W.
Population
In 1891, Oxford E had a population of 2,155: 1,105 male and 1,050 female residents. Population density was 36.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,210 |
| 1861 | 2,731 |
| 1871 | 2,610 |
| 1881 | 2,313 |
| 1891 | 2,155 |
| 1901 | 2,057 |
| 1911 | 2,042 |
| 1921 | 1,937 |
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, Oxford E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 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 | 452 |
| Number of families | 452 |
| Number of females | 1,050 |
| Number of males | 1,105 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 385 |
| Number of married persons | 767 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,050 |
| POP M | 1,105 |
| POP TOT | 2,155 |
| Total population | 2,155 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,294 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,154 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 442 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 130 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 295 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 248 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 193 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 253 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 442 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,785 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,005 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,636 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,820 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,003 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,255 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,644 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,464 |
| Acres of oats | 4,735 |
| Acres of potatoes | 233 |
| Acres of turnips | 479 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,512 |
| BAR AC | 1,785 |
| BAR BU | 37,233 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 37,233 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 644 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20,427 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 131,200 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26,024 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,373 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,434 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 192,400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48,453 |
| BWT BU | 644 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 820 |
| CRN BU | 20,427 |
| HAY AC | 5,255 |
| HAY TONS | 8,904 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 683 |
| Number of chickens | 14,030 |
| Number of ducks | 308 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 310 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 102 |
| Number of geese | 313 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 509 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,228 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,502 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 412 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,150 |
| Number of other fowl | 37 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 104 |
| Number of sheep | 1,540 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,085 |
| Number of swine | 4,295 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,475 |
| Number of turkeys | 382 |
| OAT AC | 4,735 |
| OAT BU | 131,200 |
| PEA BU | 26,024 |
| POT AC | 233 |
| POT BU | 20,373 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,846 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,922 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 102,766 |
| RYE BU | 447 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,904 |
| WHT AC | 3,512 |
| WHT FALL BU | 48,453 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,434 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 64 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 131 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 102,766 |
| CATTLE KS | 683 |
| CHEESE LB | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 609 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 685 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,294 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,846 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 509 |
| DUCKS | 308 |
| FAMILIES | 452 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,922 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 313 |
| GRA BU | 275 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,030 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,228 |
| HOUSES | 442 |
| HOUSES B | 130 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 248 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 253 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 295 |
| INF 11 A | 104 |
| MD FEM | 382 |
| MD MALE | 385 |
| MD TOT | 767 |
| MILK COWS | 2,502 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC F | 102 |
| OC P | 310 |
| OC TOT | 412 |
| OTHER FOWL | 37 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,150 |
| OTHERS | 2,154 |
| SHEEP | 1,540 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,085 |
| SILOS | 820 |
| SUP AM | 29,644 |
| SUP FOR | 4,820 |
| SUP JV | 1,005 |
| SUP PAT | 6,636 |
| SUP SC | 22,003 |
| SUP TOT | 34,464 |
| SWINE | 4,295 |
| SWINE KS | 4,475 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 442 |
| TUR AC | 479 |
| TUR BU | 192,400 |
| TURKEY | 382 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134007— 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). "Oxford E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-e-on106007-1891/.