Walsingham, Ontario (1891 census)
Walsingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.677°N, 80.513°W.
Population
In 1891, Walsingham had a population of 4,785: 2,489 male and 2,296 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,090 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 5,290 |
| 1881 | 5,819 |
| 1891 | 4,785 |
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 Walsingham, South--Sud, 1901 (52.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Walsingham, North—Nord, 1901 (47.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Walsingham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,785 total population, 2,489 males, 2,296 females, 1,841 married persons, 1,005 families, 921 married males, 920 married females, 173 widowed persons, 111 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,771 single persons under 18, 1,506 single males under 18, 1,265 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,768 persons who are not French Canadian, 17 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 994 occupied houses, 990 houses, 925 houses built of wood, 732 houses of 1 story, 473 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 258 houses of 2 stories, 138 houses of 4 rooms, 135 houses of 5 rooms, 106 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 90 houses of 3 rooms, 65 houses built of brick, 33 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 196,336 pounds of homemade butter, 109,778 bushels of winter wheat, 93,625 bushels of corn, 77,123 bushels of oats, 70,139 acres of land in farms, 63,047 bushels of peas, 49,331 acres of improved land in farms, 40,453 acres of farmland under crops, 35,634 bushels of turnips, 28,897 bushels of potatoes, 25,572 chickens, 20,808 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,660 bushels of rye, 15,324 bushels of buckwheat, 14,282 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,905 tons of hay, 7,291 swine, 7,070 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,994 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,654 acres of hay crops, 6,119 acres of wheat, 4,374 bushels of barley, 3,961 acres of oats, 3,897 sheep, 2,735 milk cows, 2,735 other cattle, 1,840 horses aged over 3 years, 1,808 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,675 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,537 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,265 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,257 cattle killed or sold, 1,200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 950 occupants of farms, 843 geese, 806 horses aged 3 years and under, 777 farm occupants who own their land, 626 bushels of spring wheat, 482 ducks, 474 bushels of beans, 379 acres of potatoes, 333 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 296 turkeys, 293 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 239 acres of barley, 169 farm occupants who rent their land, 157 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 148 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 124 acres of turnips, 121 oxen, 90 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098006— 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). "Walsingham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walsingham-on098006-1891/.