Walpole Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Walpole Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.542°N, 82.642°W.
Population
In 1891, Walpole Island had a population of 885: 450 male and 435 female residents. Population density was 306.0 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (4.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sombra & Walpole Is, 1901 (1.5% share).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 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 | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 435 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 322 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 435 |
| POP M | 450 |
| POP TOT | 885 |
| Total population | 885 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 501 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 885 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 130 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 212 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,310 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 487 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,152 |
| Acres of hay crops | 296 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,674 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,161 |
| Acres of oats | 136 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 401 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,527 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,947 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,754 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,272 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,234 |
| BWT BU | 221 |
| CRN BU | 4,527 |
| HAY AC | 296 |
| HAY TONS | 409 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 1,307 |
| Number of ducks | 108 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 192 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 50 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 109 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 263 |
| Number of milk cows | 242 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 381 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 100 |
| Number of sheep | 145 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 582 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 388 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 136 |
| OAT BU | 1,947 |
| PEA BU | 299 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 4,754 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 202 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 356 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 409 |
| WHT AC | 401 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,234 |
| WHT SP BU | 616 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 86 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 692 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,920 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 501 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 202 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 109 |
| DUCKS | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 356 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,307 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 263 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 94 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 130 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 100 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 159 |
| MD TOT | 322 |
| MILK COWS | 242 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 192 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 381 |
| OTHERS | 885 |
| SHEEP | 145 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 2,674 |
| SUP FOR | 487 |
| SUP JV | 212 |
| SUP PAT | 1,310 |
| SUP SC | 1,152 |
| SUP TOT | 3,161 |
| SWINE | 582 |
| SWINE KS | 388 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 192 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 1,272 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON047009— 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). "Walpole Island, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-island-on047009-1891/.