Wawanosh E, Ontario (1891 census)
Wawanosh E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,078. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.827°N, 81.425°W.
Population
In 1891, Wawanosh E had a population of 2,078: 1,078 male and 1,000 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,651 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,078 |
| 1901 | 1,960 |
| 1911 | 1,629 |
| 1921 | 1,339 |
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, Wawanosh E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 407 |
| Number of families | 407 |
| Number of females | 1,000 |
| Number of males | 1,078 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 669 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 1,000 |
| POP M | 1,078 |
| POP TOT | 2,078 |
| Total population | 2,078 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 627 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 712 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,339 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,078 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 399 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 39 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 343 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 283 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 112 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 218 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 399 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,433 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,462 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,030 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,994 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,612 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,052 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,082 |
| Acres of oats | 4,716 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of turnips | 756 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,407 |
| BAR AC | 1,433 |
| BAR BU | 32,042 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32,042 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127,014 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58,589 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,472 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 372,369 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38,228 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 70 |
| CRN BU | 601 |
| HAY AC | 5,612 |
| HAY TONS | 9,016 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,509 |
| Number of chickens | 16,907 |
| Number of ducks | 497 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 326 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 860 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 568 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 924 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,502 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 390 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,893 |
| Number of other fowl | 82 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 182 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 3,080 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,696 |
| Number of swine | 2,172 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,203 |
| Number of turkeys | 709 |
| OAT AC | 4,716 |
| OAT BU | 127,014 |
| PEA BU | 58,589 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 30,472 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,405 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,593 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,093 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 138,169 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,016 |
| WHT AC | 2,407 |
| WHT FALL BU | 38,228 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,262 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 55 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 182 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| BUTTER LB | 138,169 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,509 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 627 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 712 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,339 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,593 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 568 |
| DUCKS | 497 |
| FAMILIES | 407 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,093 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 860 |
| GRA BU | 399 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,907 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 924 |
| HOUSES | 399 |
| HOUSES B | 39 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 218 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 343 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 334 |
| MD MALE | 335 |
| MD TOT | 669 |
| MILK COWS | 1,502 |
| NAME CD | Huron, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 326 |
| OC TOT | 390 |
| OTHER FOWL | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,893 |
| OTHERS | 2,078 |
| SHEEP | 3,080 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,696 |
| SILOS | 70 |
| SUP AM | 31,052 |
| SUP FOR | 10,030 |
| SUP PAT | 8,462 |
| SUP SC | 21,994 |
| SUP TOT | 41,082 |
| SWINE | 2,172 |
| SWINE KS | 2,203 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 399 |
| TUR AC | 756 |
| TUR BU | 372,369 |
| TURKEY | 709 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119015— 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). "Wawanosh E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-e-on078004-1891/.