Watford, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Watford, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,299: 599 male and 700 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,299 total population, 700 females, 599 males, 433 married persons, 265 families, 217 married females, 216 married males, 66 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 800 single persons under 18, 433 single females under 18, 367 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,299 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 264 houses, 264 occupied houses, 226 houses built of wood, 183 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 142 houses of 1 story, 120 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses built of brick, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,377 bushels of oats, 4,854 acres of land in farms, 4,565 bushels of winter wheat, 3,679 acres of improved land in farms, 2,381 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,416 bushels of potatoes, 1,400 bushels of turnips, 1,225 acres of farmland under crops, 1,175 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,099 chickens, 1,020 bushels of barley, 870 bushels of peas, 620 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 423 tons of hay, 403 pounds of homemade butter, 300 bushels of corn, 281 acres of wheat, 270 acres of hay crops, 211 acres of oats, 177 other cattle, 156 horses aged over 3 years, 124 sheep, 69 milk cows, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 53 occupants of farms, 52 farm occupants who own their land, 45 acres of barley, 39 bushels of beans, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 swine, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 16 other fowl, 15 cattle killed or sold, 13 acres of potatoes, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watford-vl-on081010-1891/.