Warwick, Ontario (1891 census)
Warwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.008°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1891, Warwick had a population of 3,644: 1,839 male and 1,805 female residents. Population density was 30.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,069 |
| 1861 | 3,388 |
| 1871 | 4,677 |
| 1881 | 4,052 |
| 1891 | 3,644 |
| 1901 | 3,329 |
| 1911 | 2,772 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
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, Warwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 684 |
| Number of families | 684 |
| Number of females | 1,805 |
| Number of males | 1,839 |
| Number of married females | 571 |
| Number of married males | 574 |
| Number of married persons | 1,145 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| POP F | 1,805 |
| POP M | 1,839 |
| POP TOT | 3,644 |
| Total population | 3,644 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,157 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,376 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,631 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 23 |
| Number of houses | 645 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 123 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 521 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 488 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 374 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 668 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,339 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,924 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,842 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,784 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,314 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,024 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,866 |
| Acres of oats | 7,759 |
| Acres of potatoes | 292 |
| Acres of turnips | 96 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,164 |
| BAR AC | 2,339 |
| BAR BU | 46,880 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,880 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 477 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,006 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 43,228 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 196,622 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 33,086 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,245 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 545 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,745 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,905 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 86,446 |
| BWT BU | 477 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 43,228 |
| HAY AC | 8,314 |
| HAY TONS | 13,227 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,949 |
| Number of chickens | 24,114 |
| Number of ducks | 373 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 565 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 666 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 899 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,629 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 624 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,241 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 283 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 2,793 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,969 |
| Number of swine | 2,469 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,024 |
| Number of turkeys | 385 |
| OAT AC | 7,759 |
| OAT BU | 196,622 |
| PEA BU | 33,086 |
| POT AC | 292 |
| POT BU | 20,245 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,038 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 575 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 129,864 |
| RYE BU | 545 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,227 |
| WHT AC | 5,164 |
| WHT FALL BU | 86,446 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,745 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 11 50 | 131 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 283 |
| BEN BU | 259 |
| BUTTER LB | 129,864 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,949 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,376 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,038 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 899 |
| DUCKS | 373 |
| FAMILIES | 684 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 575 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 666 |
| GRA BU | 1,006 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,114 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,629 |
| HOUSES | 645 |
| HOUSES B | 123 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 374 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 488 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 521 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 571 |
| MD MALE | 574 |
| MD TOT | 1,145 |
| MILK COWS | 2,645 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 565 |
| OC TOT | 624 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,241 |
| OTHERS | 3,631 |
| SHEEP | 2,793 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,969 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 52,024 |
| SUP FOR | 11,842 |
| SUP PAT | 16,924 |
| SUP SC | 33,784 |
| SUP TOT | 63,866 |
| SWINE | 2,469 |
| SWINE KS | 3,024 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 668 |
| TUR AC | 96 |
| TUR BU | 35,905 |
| TURKEY | 385 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 23 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122010— 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). "Warwick, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/warwick-on081009-1891/.