Watford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Watford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,299. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q17992008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.946°N, 81.874°W.
Population
In 1891, Watford, Village had a population of 1,299: 599 male and 700 female residents. Population density was 1295.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,132 |
| 1891 | 1,299 |
| 1901 | 1,279 |
| 1911 | 1,092 |
| 1921 | 1,059 |
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, Watford, 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 700 |
| Number of males | 599 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 700 |
| POP M | 599 |
| POP TOT | 1,299 |
| Total population | 1,299 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 800 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,299 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 264 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 226 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 120 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 183 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 264 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,175 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,225 |
| Acres of hay crops | 270 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,679 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,854 |
| Acres of oats | 211 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 281 |
| BAR AC | 45 |
| BAR BU | 1,020 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,020 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,377 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 870 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,416 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,565 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 300 |
| HAY AC | 270 |
| HAY TONS | 423 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 15 |
| Number of chickens | 1,099 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 156 |
| Number of milk cows | 69 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 53 |
| Number of other cattle | 177 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 124 |
| Number of swine | 25 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 11 |
| OAT AC | 211 |
| OAT BU | 6,377 |
| PEA BU | 870 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,416 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 620 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 403 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 423 |
| WHT AC | 281 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,565 |
| WHT SP BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 403 |
| CATTLE KS | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 800 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 620 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,099 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 156 |
| HOUSES | 264 |
| HOUSES B | 38 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 183 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 226 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 217 |
| MD MALE | 216 |
| MD TOT | 433 |
| MILK COWS | 69 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 52 |
| OC TOT | 53 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 177 |
| OTHERS | 1,299 |
| SHEEP | 124 |
| SUP AM | 3,679 |
| SUP FOR | 1,175 |
| SUP PAT | 2,381 |
| SUP SC | 1,225 |
| SUP TOT | 4,854 |
| SWINE | 25 |
| SWINE KS | 11 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 264 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,400 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q17992008
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford,_Ontario
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). "Watford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watford-village-on081010-1891/.