Wardsville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Wardsville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.663°N, 81.752°W.
Population
In 1891, Wardsville, Village had a population of 380: 170 male and 210 female residents. Population density was 378.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 539 |
| 1881 | 540 |
| 1891 | 380 |
| 1901 | 343 |
| 1911 | 240 |
| 1921 | 237 |
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, Wardsville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 89 |
| Number of families | 89 |
| Number of females | 210 |
| Number of males | 170 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 60 |
| Number of married persons | 121 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 210 |
| POP M | 170 |
| POP TOT | 380 |
| Total population | 380 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 130 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 232 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 380 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 88 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 55 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 88 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 214 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 129 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 455 |
| Acres of hay crops | 135 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 748 |
| Acres of land in farms | 877 |
| Acres of oats | 55 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 44 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 128 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,416 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,561 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 874 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 1,416 |
| HAY AC | 135 |
| HAY TONS | 207 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2 |
| Number of chickens | 947 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 61 |
| Number of milk cows | 63 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 87 |
| Number of other cattle | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 214 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 79 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 376 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 55 |
| OAT BU | 1,410 |
| PEA BU | 160 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,561 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 478 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,178 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 207 |
| WHT AC | 44 |
| WHT FALL BU | 874 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,178 |
| CATTLE KS | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 232 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 478 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 89 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 947 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 61 |
| HOUSES | 88 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 79 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 61 |
| MD MALE | 60 |
| MD TOT | 121 |
| MILK COWS | 63 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 64 |
| OC TOT | 87 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 48 |
| OTHERS | 380 |
| SHEEP | 214 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 748 |
| SUP FOR | 129 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 214 |
| SUP SC | 455 |
| SUP TOT | 877 |
| SWINE | 79 |
| SWINE KS | 376 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 88 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128023— 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). "Wardsville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wardsville-village-on093009-1891/.