Westmeath, Ontario (1891 census)
Westmeath was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,612. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.763°N, 76.884°W.
Population
In 1891, Westmeath had a population of 3,612: 1,860 male and 1,752 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,152 |
| 1861 | 2,001 |
| 1871 | 2,632 |
| 1881 | 3,220 |
| 1891 | 3,612 |
| 1901 | 3,586 |
| 1911 | 3,246 |
| 1921 | 3,081 |
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, Westmeath 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 3,612 total population, 1,860 males, 1,752 females, 1,114 married persons, 652 families, 559 married males, 555 married females, 94 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,404 single persons under 18, 1,267 single males under 18, 1,137 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,071 persons who are not French Canadian, 541 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 600 occupied houses, 598 houses, 556 houses built of wood, 345 houses of 2 stories, 252 houses of 1 story, 236 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 126 houses of 2 rooms, 72 houses of 4 rooms, 71 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses built of brick, 23 houses of 1 room, 23 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 137,346 bushels of oats, 68,371 acres of land in farms, 55,615 pounds of homemade butter, 46,475 bushels of potatoes, 38,542 bushels of peas, 37,544 acres of improved land in farms, 34,625 bushels of spring wheat, 30,827 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,984 acres of farmland under crops, 11,430 bushels of turnips, 9,842 tons of hay, 9,272 acres of hay crops, 8,262 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,241 acres of oats, 6,269 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,219 bushels of rye, 4,867 chickens, 4,102 bushels of barley, 3,313 bushels of corn, 3,286 acres of wheat, 2,075 bushels of beans, 1,497 sheep, 1,423 bushels of buckwheat, 927 sheep slaughtered or sold, 874 other cattle, 833 milk cows, 622 swine slaughtered or sold, 586 occupants of farms, 520 farm occupants who own their land, 516 acres of potatoes, 424 swine, 395 bushels of winter wheat, 365 horses aged over 3 years, 321 cattle killed or sold, 298 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 246 acres of barley, 235 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 232 geese, 164 turkeys, 140 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 136 horses aged 3 years and under, 119 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 66 ducks, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 64 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 46 other fowl, 45 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263132
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). "Westmeath, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westmeath-on114011-1891/.