Wainfleet, Ontario (1891 census)
Wainfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,945. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1891, Wainfleet had a population of 2,945: 1,540 male and 1,405 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,841 |
| 1861 | 2,316 |
| 1871 | 2,673 |
| 1881 | 2,996 |
| 1891 | 2,945 |
| 1901 | 3,008 |
| 1911 | 2,764 |
| 1921 | 2,582 |
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, Wainfleet shared boundaries with:
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 | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 619 |
| Number of families | 619 |
| Number of females | 1,405 |
| Number of males | 1,540 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 523 |
| Number of married persons | 1,043 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 141 |
| POP F | 1,405 |
| POP M | 1,540 |
| POP TOT | 2,945 |
| Total population | 2,945 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 797 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 964 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,761 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,943 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 606 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 570 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 429 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 282 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 619 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 391 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,276 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,703 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,652 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,279 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,905 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,909 |
| Acres of oats | 3,329 |
| Acres of potatoes | 274 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,566 |
| BAR AC | 391 |
| BAR BU | 4,645 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,645 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 732 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,314 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 930 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24,500 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,718 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17,810 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,769 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,711 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,872 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,322 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 73,085 |
| BWT BU | 12,314 |
| CRN BU | 24,500 |
| HAY AC | 6,905 |
| HAY TONS | 10,982 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 777 |
| Number of chickens | 15,525 |
| Number of ducks | 400 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 466 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 115 |
| Number of geese | 453 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 545 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,335 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,768 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 581 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,889 |
| Number of other fowl | 53 |
| Number of oxen | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 171 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 118 |
| Number of sheep | 2,200 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,657 |
| Number of swine | 1,852 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,420 |
| Number of turkeys | 317 |
| OAT AC | 3,329 |
| OAT BU | 55,718 |
| PEA BU | 17,810 |
| POT AC | 274 |
| POT BU | 19,769 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,323 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,723 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 142,629 |
| RYE BU | 3,711 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,982 |
| WHT AC | 4,566 |
| WHT FALL BU | 73,085 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,872 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 160 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 171 |
| BEN BU | 732 |
| BUTTER LB | 142,629 |
| CATTLE KS | 777 |
| CHEESE LB | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 797 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 964 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,761 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,323 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 545 |
| DUCKS | 400 |
| FAMILIES | 619 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,723 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 453 |
| GRA BU | 930 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,525 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,335 |
| HOUSES | 606 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 92 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 282 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 429 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 570 |
| INF 11 A | 118 |
| MD FEM | 520 |
| MD MALE | 523 |
| MD TOT | 1,043 |
| MILK COWS | 1,768 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC F | 115 |
| OC P | 466 |
| OC TOT | 581 |
| OTHER FOWL | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,889 |
| OTHERS | 2,943 |
| SHEEP | 2,200 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,657 |
| SUP AM | 32,258 |
| SUP FOR | 14,652 |
| SUP JV | 1,276 |
| SUP PAT | 6,703 |
| SUP SC | 24,279 |
| SUP TOT | 46,909 |
| SWINE | 1,852 |
| SWINE KS | 2,420 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 619 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,322 |
| TURKEY | 317 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 88 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 141 |
| WORKING OX | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_Ontario
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). "Wainfleet, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on094009-1891/.