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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,610 |
| 1881 | 2,313 |
| 1891 | 2,155 |
| 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,155 total population, 1,105 males, 1,050 females, 767 married persons, 452 families, 385 married males, 382 married females, 94 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,294 single persons under 18, 685 single males under 18, 609 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,154 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 442 houses, 442 occupied houses, 295 houses built of wood, 253 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 248 houses of 1 story, 193 houses of 2 stories, 130 houses built of brick, 66 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses built of stone, 16 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 192,400 bushels of turnips, 131,200 bushels of oats, 102,766 pounds of homemade butter, 48,453 bushels of winter wheat, 37,233 bushels of barley, 34,464 acres of land in farms, 29,644 acres of improved land in farms, 26,024 bushels of peas, 22,003 acres of farmland under crops, 20,427 bushels of corn, 20,373 bushels of potatoes, 14,434 bushels of spring wheat, 14,030 chickens, 8,904 tons of hay, 6,636 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,846 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,255 acres of hay crops, 4,820 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,735 acres of oats, 4,475 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,295 swine, 3,512 acres of wheat, 2,502 milk cows, 2,150 other cattle, 1,922 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,785 acres of barley, 1,540 sheep, 1,228 horses aged over 3 years, 1,085 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,005 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 820, 683 cattle killed or sold, 644 bushels of buckwheat, 509 horses aged 3 years and under, 479 acres of turnips, 447 bushels of rye, 412 occupants of farms, 382 turkeys, 313 geese, 310 farm occupants who own their land, 308 ducks, 275 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 233 acres of potatoes, 131 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 104 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 102 farm occupants who rent their land, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 bushels of beans, 64 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.