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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,498 total population, 795 males, 703 females, 499 married persons, 318 families, 251 married males, 248 married females, 67 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 932 single persons under 18, 520 single males under 18, 412 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,495 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 318 occupied houses, 316 houses, 227 houses built of wood, 176 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 168 houses of 2 stories, 148 houses of 1 story, 75 houses built of brick, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 83,325 bushels of oats, 46,276 pounds of homemade butter, 46,034 bushels of turnips, 27,177 bushels of winter wheat, 20,349 acres of land in farms, 20,121 bushels of corn, 17,892 acres of improved land in farms, 15,426 bushels of potatoes, 12,394 chickens, 12,096 acres of farmland under crops, 9,729 bushels of barley, 9,622 bushels of peas, 5,303 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,105 tons of hay, 3,378 acres of oats, 2,962 acres of hay crops, 2,457 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,421 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,290 bushels of spring wheat, 2,255 swine, 2,099 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,914 milk cows, 1,568 acres of wheat, 1,544 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,330 other cattle, 1,286 turkeys, 887 sheep, 774 cattle killed or sold, 677 horses aged over 3 years, 522 sheep slaughtered or sold, 493 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 431 acres of barley, 365 geese, 357 bushels of buckwheat, 302 ducks, 302 occupants of farms, 283 horses aged 3 years and under, 213 farm occupants who own their land, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 175 acres of potatoes, 154 acres of turnips, 120 bushels of rye, 104 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 98 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 87 farm occupants who rent their land, 76 bushels of beans, 68 other fowl, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134008_1891— 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/.