Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,100. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.241°N, 82.517°W.
Population
In 1891, Tilbury W-O had a population of 5,100: 2,665 male and 2,435 female residents. Population density was 59.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 675 |
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1891 | 5,100 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tilbury W-O, 1901 (42.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tilbury, North—Nord, 1901 (57.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tilbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 923 |
| Number of families | 923 |
| Number of females | 2,435 |
| Number of males | 2,665 |
| Number of married females | 840 |
| Number of married males | 846 |
| Number of married persons | 1,686 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| POP F | 2,435 |
| POP M | 2,665 |
| POP TOT | 5,100 |
| Total population | 5,100 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,530 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,751 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,281 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,657 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,443 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 900 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 29 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 870 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 871 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 164 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 270 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 904 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 80 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 944 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 857 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,716 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,411 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,801 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,785 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,374 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,785 |
| Acres of oats | 5,825 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 53 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,894 |
| BAR AC | 944 |
| BAR BU | 15,252 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,252 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,656 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 196,578 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 153,812 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,429 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,579 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,259 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,514 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,514 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 52,698 |
| BWT BU | 1,656 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 175 |
| CRN BU | 196,578 |
| HAY AC | 3,785 |
| HAY TONS | 5,490 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,399 |
| Number of chickens | 16,425 |
| Number of ducks | 471 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 588 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 161 |
| Number of geese | 915 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 767 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,687 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 749 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,474 |
| Number of other fowl | 242 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 308 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 206 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 157 |
| Number of sheep | 1,922 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,110 |
| Number of swine | 5,784 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,092 |
| Number of turkeys | 259 |
| OAT AC | 5,825 |
| OAT BU | 153,812 |
| PEA BU | 2,429 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 7,579 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,157 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,650 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 95,816 |
| RYE BU | 2,259 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,490 |
| WHT AC | 3,894 |
| WHT FALL BU | 52,698 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,514 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 308 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 206 |
| BEN BU | 413 |
| BUTTER LB | 95,816 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,399 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,751 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,281 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,157 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 767 |
| DUCKS | 471 |
| FAMILIES | 923 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,650 |
| FRN CA | 2,657 |
| GEESE | 915 |
| GRA BU | 293 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,425 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,687 |
| HOUSES | 900 |
| HOUSES B | 29 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 128 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 164 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 871 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 270 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 187 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 80 |
| HOUSES W | 870 |
| INF 11 A | 157 |
| MD FEM | 840 |
| MD MALE | 846 |
| MD TOT | 1,686 |
| MILK COWS | 1,645 |
| NAME CD | Essex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 161 |
| OC P | 588 |
| OC TOT | 749 |
| OTHER FOWL | 242 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,474 |
| OTHERS | 2,443 |
| SHEEP | 1,922 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,110 |
| SILOS | 175 |
| SUP AM | 29,374 |
| SUP FOR | 14,411 |
| SUP JV | 857 |
| SUP PAT | 3,716 |
| SUP SC | 24,801 |
| SUP TOT | 43,785 |
| SWINE | 5,784 |
| SWINE KS | 6,092 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 904 |
| TUR AC | 53 |
| TUR BU | 9,514 |
| TURKEY | 259 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 68 |
| WID TOT | 133 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON062007— 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). "Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on062007-1891/.