Westminster, Ontario (1891 census)
Westminster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,506. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.911°N, 81.225°W.
Population
In 1891, Westminster had a population of 8,506: 4,205 male and 4,301 female residents. Population density was 77.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,069 |
| 1861 | 6,285 |
| 1871 | 6,386 |
| 1881 | 7,892 |
| 1891 | 8,506 |
| 1901 | 4,730 |
| 1911 | 5,019 |
| 1921 | 5,687 |
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, Westminster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 1,797 |
| Number of families | 1,797 |
| Number of females | 4,301 |
| Number of males | 4,205 |
| Number of married females | 1,507 |
| Number of married males | 1,507 |
| Number of married persons | 3,014 |
| Number of widowed females | 266 |
| Number of widowed males | 129 |
| Number of widowed persons | 395 |
| POP F | 4,301 |
| POP M | 4,205 |
| POP TOT | 8,506 |
| Total population | 8,506 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,528 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,569 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,097 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8,499 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,773 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 593 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,173 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,273 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 500 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 202 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 241 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,099 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,773 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 90 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 967 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,272 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,961 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,583 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,568 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,408 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 56,801 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,384 |
| Acres of oats | 8,152 |
| Acres of potatoes | 623 |
| Acres of turnips | 299 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,703 |
| BAR AC | 967 |
| BAR BU | 18,911 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,911 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 740 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54,953 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 234,026 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27,657 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,626 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 694 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,863 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 77,863 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 102,144 |
| BWT BU | 740 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 54,953 |
| HAY AC | 10,408 |
| HAY TONS | 18,414 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,480 |
| Number of chickens | 30,148 |
| Number of ducks | 668 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 1,166 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 366 |
| Number of geese | 542 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 939 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,441 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,138 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,538 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,672 |
| Number of other fowl | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 159 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 223 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 266 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 853 |
| Number of sheep | 3,998 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,021 |
| Number of swine | 3,195 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,824 |
| Number of turkeys | 961 |
| OAT AC | 8,152 |
| OAT BU | 234,026 |
| PEA BU | 27,657 |
| POT AC | 623 |
| POT BU | 52,626 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 474 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,997 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,704 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 232,542 |
| RYE BU | 694 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 18,414 |
| WHT AC | 5,703 |
| WHT FALL BU | 102,144 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,863 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 159 |
| A 11 50 | 223 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 266 |
| BEN BU | 610 |
| BUTTER LB | 232,542 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,480 |
| CHEESE LB | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,528 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,569 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,097 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,997 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 939 |
| DUCKS | 668 |
| FAMILIES | 1,797 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,704 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 542 |
| GRA BU | 230 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 30,148 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,441 |
| HOUSES | 1,773 |
| HOUSES B | 593 |
| HOUSES CON | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 150 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 241 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 202 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,273 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,099 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 500 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 90 |
| HOUSES W | 1,173 |
| INF 11 A | 853 |
| MD FEM | 1,507 |
| MD MALE | 1,507 |
| MD TOT | 3,014 |
| MILK COWS | 4,138 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, South -Sud |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 366 |
| OC P | 1,166 |
| OC TOT | 1,538 |
| OTHER FOWL | 146 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,672 |
| OTHERS | 8,499 |
| SHEEP | 3,998 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,021 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 56,801 |
| SUP FOR | 9,583 |
| SUP JV | 2,272 |
| SUP PAT | 16,961 |
| SUP SC | 37,568 |
| SUP TOT | 66,384 |
| SWINE | 3,195 |
| SWINE KS | 4,824 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,773 |
| TUR AC | 299 |
| TUR BU | 77,863 |
| TURKEY | 961 |
| WID FEM | 266 |
| WID MALE | 129 |
| WID TOT | 395 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster,_Middlesex_County,_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). "Westminster, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westminster-on092004-1891/.