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 density was 32.2 people per square mile.
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 S, 1901 (52.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Walsingham N, 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 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 | 1,005 |
| Number of families | 1,005 |
| Number of females | 2,296 |
| Number of males | 2,489 |
| Number of married females | 920 |
| Number of married males | 921 |
| Number of married persons | 1,841 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 173 |
| POP F | 2,296 |
| POP M | 2,489 |
| POP TOT | 4,785 |
| Total population | 4,785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,265 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,506 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,771 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,768 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 990 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 65 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 925 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 732 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 258 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 473 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 994 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 239 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,808 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,070 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,808 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 40,453 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,654 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 49,331 |
| Acres of land in farms | 70,139 |
| Acres of oats | 3,961 |
| Acres of potatoes | 379 |
| Acres of turnips | 124 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,119 |
| BAR AC | 239 |
| BAR BU | 4,374 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,374 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,324 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,675 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 93,625 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 77,123 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 63,047 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,897 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16,660 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,634 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 109,778 |
| BWT BU | 15,324 |
| CRN BU | 93,625 |
| HAY AC | 6,654 |
| HAY TONS | 9,905 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,257 |
| Number of chickens | 25,572 |
| Number of ducks | 482 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 777 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 169 |
| Number of geese | 843 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 806 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,840 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,735 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 950 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,735 |
| Number of other fowl | 90 |
| Number of oxen | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 157 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 293 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 333 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 148 |
| Number of sheep | 3,897 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,537 |
| Number of swine | 7,291 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,994 |
| Number of turkeys | 296 |
| OAT AC | 3,961 |
| OAT BU | 77,123 |
| PEA BU | 63,047 |
| POT AC | 379 |
| POT BU | 28,897 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,282 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,265 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 196,336 |
| RYE BU | 16,660 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,905 |
| WHT AC | 6,119 |
| WHT FALL BU | 109,778 |
| WHT SP BU | 626 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 157 |
| A 11 50 | 293 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 333 |
| BEN BU | 474 |
| BUTTER LB | 196,336 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,257 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,506 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,771 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,282 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 806 |
| DUCKS | 482 |
| FAMILIES | 1,005 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,265 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 843 |
| GRA BU | 1,675 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,572 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,840 |
| HOUSES | 990 |
| HOUSES B | 65 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 135 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 138 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 732 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 473 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 258 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 925 |
| INF 11 A | 148 |
| MD FEM | 920 |
| MD MALE | 921 |
| MD TOT | 1,841 |
| MILK COWS | 2,735 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 169 |
| OC P | 777 |
| OC TOT | 950 |
| OTHER FOWL | 90 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,735 |
| OTHERS | 4,768 |
| SHEEP | 3,897 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,537 |
| SUP AM | 49,331 |
| SUP FOR | 20,808 |
| SUP JV | 1,808 |
| SUP PAT | 7,070 |
| SUP SC | 40,453 |
| SUP TOT | 70,139 |
| SWINE | 7,291 |
| SWINE KS | 6,994 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 994 |
| TUR AC | 124 |
| TUR BU | 35,634 |
| TURKEY | 296 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 111 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 173 |
| WORKING OX | 121 |
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/.