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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,078 total population, 1,078 males, 1,000 females, 669 married persons, 407 families, 335 married males, 334 married females, 70 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,339 single persons under 18, 712 single males under 18, 627 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,078 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 399 houses, 399 occupied houses, 343 houses built of wood, 283 houses of 1 story, 218 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 112 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses built of stone, 15 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 372,369 bushels of turnips, 138,169 pounds of homemade butter, 127,014 bushels of oats, 58,589 bushels of peas, 41,082 acres of land in farms, 38,228 bushels of winter wheat, 32,042 bushels of barley, 31,052 acres of improved land in farms, 30,472 bushels of potatoes, 21,994 acres of farmland under crops, 16,907 chickens, 10,593 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,030 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,016 tons of hay, 8,462 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,612 acres of hay crops, 4,716 acres of oats, 4,262 bushels of spring wheat, 3,893 other cattle, 3,080 sheep, 2,407 acres of wheat, 2,405 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,203 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,172 swine, 1,696 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,509 cattle killed or sold, 1,502 milk cows, 1,433 acres of barley, 1,093 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 924 horses aged over 3 years, 860 geese, 756 acres of turnips, 709 turkeys, 601 bushels of corn, 568 horses aged 3 years and under, 497 ducks, 399 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 390 occupants of farms, 326 farm occupants who own their land, 279 acres of potatoes, 182 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 89 bushels of beans, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 70, 63 farm occupants who rent their land, 55 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 oxen, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.