Walpole, Ontario (1891 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 80.055°W.
Population
In 1891, Walpole had a population of 4,922: 2,542 male and 2,380 female residents. Population density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
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, Walpole shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 1,014 |
| Number of families | 1,014 |
| Number of females | 2,380 |
| Number of males | 2,542 |
| Number of married females | 856 |
| Number of married males | 857 |
| Number of married persons | 1,713 |
| Number of widowed females | 140 |
| Number of widowed males | 85 |
| Number of widowed persons | 225 |
| POP F | 2,380 |
| POP M | 2,542 |
| POP TOT | 4,922 |
| Total population | 4,922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,384 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,600 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,984 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,914 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,009 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 239 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 754 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 402 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 601 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 635 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,009 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8,050 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,330 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,969 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,794 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 49,903 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,546 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 57,202 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,996 |
| Acres of oats | 6,104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,968 |
| BAR AC | 8,050 |
| BAR BU | 121,378 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 121,378 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,565 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,988 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 128,713 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 63,160 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,626 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 657 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,831 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,286 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 133,111 |
| BWT BU | 308 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 1,988 |
| HAY AC | 9,546 |
| HAY TONS | 15,502 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,770 |
| Number of chickens | 28,460 |
| Number of ducks | 1,380 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 687 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 184 |
| Number of geese | 1,656 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,250 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,271 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,172 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 871 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,860 |
| Number of other fowl | 73 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 313 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 222 |
| Number of sheep | 5,461 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,862 |
| Number of swine | 5,480 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,857 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,052 |
| OAT AC | 6,104 |
| OAT BU | 128,713 |
| PEA BU | 63,160 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 5,626 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 241 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 23,371 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,159 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 268,939 |
| RYE BU | 657 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,502 |
| WHT AC | 9,968 |
| WHT FALL BU | 133,111 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,831 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 164 |
| A 11 50 | 154 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 313 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 268,939 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,770 |
| CHEESE LB | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,984 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 23,371 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,250 |
| DUCKS | 1,380 |
| FAMILIES | 1,014 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,159 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 1,656 |
| GRA BU | 2,565 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 28,460 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,271 |
| HOUSES | 1,009 |
| HOUSES B | 239 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 127 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 97 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 402 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 635 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 601 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 754 |
| INF 11 A | 222 |
| MD FEM | 856 |
| MD MALE | 857 |
| MD TOT | 1,713 |
| MILK COWS | 3,172 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC F | 184 |
| OC P | 687 |
| OC TOT | 871 |
| OTHER FOWL | 73 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,860 |
| OTHERS | 4,914 |
| SHEEP | 5,461 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,862 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 57,202 |
| SUP FOR | 8,794 |
| SUP JV | 1,330 |
| SUP PAT | 5,969 |
| SUP SC | 49,903 |
| SUP TOT | 65,996 |
| SWINE | 5,480 |
| SWINE KS | 5,857 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,009 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 7,286 |
| TURKEY | 1,052 |
| WID FEM | 140 |
| WID MALE | 85 |
| WID TOT | 225 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on070008-1891/.