Oxford W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Oxford W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.053°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1891, Oxford W-O had a population of 2,193: 1,114 male and 1,079 female residents. Population density was 47.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,894 |
| 1861 | 2,735 |
| 1871 | 2,804 |
| 1881 | 2,694 |
| 1891 | 2,193 |
| 1901 | 2,230 |
| 1911 | 2,027 |
| 1921 | 1,948 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Dereham
- Dorchester N
- Ingersoll, Town—Ville
- Norwich N
- Oxford E
- Oxford N
- Woodstock, Town—Ville
- Zorra E
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 | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 484 |
| Number of families | 484 |
| Number of females | 1,079 |
| Number of males | 1,114 |
| Number of married females | 418 |
| Number of married males | 415 |
| Number of married persons | 833 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 1,079 |
| POP M | 1,114 |
| POP TOT | 2,193 |
| Total population | 2,193 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 665 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,267 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,192 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 473 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 94 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 363 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 353 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 120 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 252 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 473 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 977 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 639 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,499 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,301 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,439 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,351 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,577 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,878 |
| Acres of oats | 2,800 |
| Acres of potatoes | 234 |
| Acres of turnips | 293 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,479 |
| BAR AC | 977 |
| BAR BU | 23,518 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23,518 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26,637 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,837 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23,626 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,729 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,895 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 114,050 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48,377 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 630 |
| CRN BU | 26,637 |
| HAY AC | 3,351 |
| HAY TONS | 6,020 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 650 |
| Number of chickens | 11,718 |
| Number of ducks | 157 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 286 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 127 |
| Number of geese | 167 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 338 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 924 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,384 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 414 |
| Number of other cattle | 969 |
| Number of other fowl | 56 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 169 |
| Number of sheep | 692 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 461 |
| Number of swine | 3,315 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7,340 |
| Number of turkeys | 229 |
| OAT AC | 2,800 |
| OAT BU | 84,837 |
| PEA BU | 23,626 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 24,729 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,638 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,893 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,514 |
| RYE BU | 360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,020 |
| WHT AC | 2,479 |
| WHT FALL BU | 48,377 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,895 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 143 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,514 |
| CATTLE KS | 650 |
| CHEESE LB | 280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 665 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,267 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,638 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 338 |
| DUCKS | 157 |
| FAMILIES | 484 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,893 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 167 |
| GRA BU | 232 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,718 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 924 |
| HOUSES | 473 |
| HOUSES B | 94 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 353 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 252 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 363 |
| INF 11 A | 169 |
| MD FEM | 418 |
| MD MALE | 415 |
| MD TOT | 833 |
| MILK COWS | 2,384 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 127 |
| OC P | 286 |
| OC TOT | 414 |
| OTHER FOWL | 56 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 969 |
| OTHERS | 2,192 |
| SHEEP | 692 |
| SHEEP KS | 461 |
| SILOS | 630 |
| SUP AM | 22,577 |
| SUP FOR | 3,301 |
| SUP JV | 639 |
| SUP PAT | 5,499 |
| SUP SC | 16,439 |
| SUP TOT | 25,878 |
| SWINE | 3,315 |
| SWINE KS | 7,340 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 473 |
| TUR AC | 293 |
| TUR BU | 114,050 |
| TURKEY | 229 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134009— 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 W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-w-o-on106009-1891/.