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 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,922 total population, 2,542 males, 2,380 females, 1,713 married persons, 1,014 families, 857 married males, 856 married females, 225 widowed persons, 140 widowed females, 85 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,984 single persons under 18, 1,600 single males under 18, 1,384 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,914 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,009 houses, 1,009 occupied houses, 754 houses built of wood, 635 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 601 houses of 2 stories, 402 houses of 1 story, 239 houses built of brick, 127 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 97 houses of 4 rooms, 75 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 47 uninhabited houses, 16 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 268,939 pounds of homemade butter, 133,111 bushels of winter wheat, 128,713 bushels of oats, 121,378 bushels of barley, 65,996 acres of land in farms, 63,160 bushels of peas, 57,202 acres of improved land in farms, 49,903 acres of farmland under crops, 28,460 chickens, 23,371 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,831 bushels of spring wheat, 15,502 tons of hay, 9,968 acres of wheat, 9,546 acres of hay crops, 8,794 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,050 acres of barley, 7,286 bushels of turnips, 6,104 acres of oats, 5,969 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,857 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,626 bushels of potatoes, 5,480 swine, 5,461 sheep, 3,860 other cattle, 3,172 milk cows, 3,159 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,862 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,565 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2,271 horses aged over 3 years, 1,988 bushels of corn, 1,770 cattle killed or sold, 1,656 geese, 1,380 ducks, 1,330 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,250 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,052 turkeys, 871 occupants of farms, 687 farm occupants who own their land, 657 bushels of rye, 313 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 308 bushels of buckwheat, 241 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 222 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 184 farm occupants who rent their land, 164 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 154 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 106 bushels of beans, 97 acres of potatoes, 73 other fowl, 30 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.