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 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:
- Delaware
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- London
- London E
- London, Ward—Quartier 3 (part)
- Southwold
- Yarmouth
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 8,506 total population, 4,301 females, 4,205 males, 3,014 married persons, 1,797 families, 1,507 married females, 1,507 married males, 395 widowed persons, 266 widowed females, 129 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,097 single persons under 18, 2,569 single males under 18, 2,528 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 8,499 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,773 houses, 1,773 occupied houses, 1,273 houses of 1 story, 1,173 houses built of wood, 1,099 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 593 houses built of brick, 500 houses of 2 stories, 241 houses of 5 rooms, 202 houses of 4 rooms, 150 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 90 uninhabited houses, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 234,026 bushels of oats, 232,542 pounds of homemade butter, 102,144 bushels of winter wheat, 77,863 bushels of turnips, 66,384 acres of land in farms, 56,801 acres of improved land in farms, 54,953 bushels of corn, 52,626 bushels of potatoes, 37,568 acres of farmland under crops, 30,148 chickens, 27,657 bushels of peas, 18,911 bushels of barley, 18,414 tons of hay, 16,961 acres of farmland in pasture, 14,997 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,408 acres of hay crops, 9,583 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,152 acres of oats, 6,863 bushels of spring wheat, 5,703 acres of wheat, 4,824 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,672 other cattle, 4,138 milk cows, 3,998 sheep, 3,704 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,195 swine, 3,021 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,480 cattle killed or sold, 2,441 horses aged over 3 years, 2,272 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,538 occupants of farms, 1,166 farm occupants who own their land, 967 acres of barley, 961 turkeys, 939 horses aged 3 years and under, 853 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 740 bushels of buckwheat, 694 bushels of rye, 668 ducks, 623 acres of potatoes, 610 bushels of beans, 542 geese, 474 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 366 farm occupants who rent their land, 299 acres of turnips, 266 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 230 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 223 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 159 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 146 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Byron Macallum | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Alfred Ernest Ames | 1866–1934 | born here |
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/.