Wawanosh W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Wawanosh W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.867°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1891, Wawanosh W-O had a population of 2,337: 1,194 male and 1,143 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,748 |
| 1881 | 2,795 |
| 1891 | 2,337 |
| 1901 | 2,218 |
| 1911 | 1,843 |
| 1921 | 1,515 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lucknow, Village, 1881 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wawanosh W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,337 total population, 1,194 males, 1,143 females, 744 married persons, 475 families, 372 married females, 372 married males, 101 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,492 single persons under 18, 784 single males under 18, 708 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,337 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 466 houses, 466 occupied houses, 436 houses of 1 story, 401 houses built of wood, 226 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 112 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses built of brick, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 13 houses built of stone, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 166,573 bushels of turnips, 120,566 bushels of oats, 107,058 pounds of homemade butter, 47,887 bushels of winter wheat, 44,417 bushels of peas, 42,195 acres of land in farms, 30,864 acres of improved land in farms, 26,729 bushels of barley, 24,786 bushels of potatoes, 21,060 acres of farmland under crops, 15,963 chickens, 11,331 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,803 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,182 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,199 tons of hay, 5,461 acres of hay crops, 4,374 acres of oats, 3,484 other cattle, 3,358 bushels of spring wheat, 2,964 cattle killed or sold, 2,474 acres of wheat, 2,093 sheep, 1,963 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,914 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,706 swine, 1,624 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,368 milk cows, 1,332 bushels of corn, 1,116 acres of barley, 880 horses aged over 3 years, 740 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 562 geese, 560 horses aged 3 years and under, 473 occupants of farms, 413 farm occupants who own their land, 397 acres of turnips, 374 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 366 ducks, 242 acres of potatoes, 237 turkeys, 180 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 148 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 100 bushels of rye, 79 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 60 farm occupants who rent their land, 51 bushels of buckwheat, 40 other fowl, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 bushels of beans, 21 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119016— 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 W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-w-o-on078007-1891/.