Oxford N, Ontario (1891 census)
Oxford N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.051°N, 80.929°W.
Population
In 1891, Oxford N had a population of 1,498: 795 male and 703 female residents. Population density was 39.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,378 |
| 1861 | 1,773 |
| 1871 | 1,855 |
| 1881 | 1,645 |
| 1891 | 1,498 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 1911 | 1,261 |
| 1921 | 1,287 |
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 N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 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 | 318 |
| Number of families | 318 |
| Number of females | 703 |
| Number of males | 795 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 703 |
| POP M | 795 |
| POP TOT | 1,498 |
| Total population | 1,498 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 932 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,495 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 316 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 75 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 227 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 148 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 168 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 176 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 318 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 431 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 493 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,303 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,457 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,096 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,962 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,892 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,349 |
| Acres of oats | 3,378 |
| Acres of potatoes | 175 |
| Acres of turnips | 154 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,568 |
| BAR AC | 431 |
| BAR BU | 9,729 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,729 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20,121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 83,325 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,622 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,426 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,290 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 46,034 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 27,177 |
| BWT BU | 357 |
| CRN BU | 20,121 |
| HAY AC | 2,962 |
| HAY TONS | 5,105 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 774 |
| Number of chickens | 12,394 |
| Number of ducks | 302 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 213 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 365 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 283 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 677 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,914 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 302 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,330 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 887 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 522 |
| Number of swine | 2,255 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,421 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,286 |
| OAT AC | 3,378 |
| OAT BU | 83,325 |
| PEA BU | 9,622 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 15,426 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,544 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,099 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,276 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,105 |
| WHT AC | 1,568 |
| WHT FALL BU | 27,177 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,290 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 104 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,276 |
| CATTLE KS | 774 |
| CHEESE LB | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 932 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,544 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 283 |
| DUCKS | 302 |
| FAMILIES | 318 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,099 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 365 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,394 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 677 |
| HOUSES | 316 |
| HOUSES B | 75 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 176 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 227 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 251 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| MILK COWS | 1,914 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 213 |
| OC TOT | 302 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,330 |
| OTHERS | 1,495 |
| SHEEP | 887 |
| SHEEP KS | 522 |
| SUP AM | 17,892 |
| SUP FOR | 2,457 |
| SUP JV | 493 |
| SUP PAT | 5,303 |
| SUP SC | 12,096 |
| SUP TOT | 20,349 |
| SWINE | 2,255 |
| SWINE KS | 2,421 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 318 |
| TUR AC | 154 |
| TUR BU | 46,034 |
| TURKEY | 1,286 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134008— 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 N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-n-on106008-1891/.