Whitby W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Whitby W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.934°N, 78.966°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitby W-O had a population of 2,551: 1,332 male and 1,219 female residents. Population density was 43.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,546 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,946 |
| 1891 | 2,551 |
| 1901 | 2,050 |
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 Whitby W-O, 1881 (80.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Whitby W-O 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 | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 535 |
| Number of families | 535 |
| Number of females | 1,219 |
| Number of males | 1,332 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 857 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| POP F | 1,219 |
| POP M | 1,332 |
| POP TOT | 2,551 |
| Total population | 2,551 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 712 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 865 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,577 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,549 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 530 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 96 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 415 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 299 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 231 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 343 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 530 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,048 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 716 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,336 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,561 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,393 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,547 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,445 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,006 |
| Acres of oats | 3,519 |
| Acres of potatoes | 249 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,206 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,801 |
| BAR AC | 4,048 |
| BAR BU | 84,884 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 84,884 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,128 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,588 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,327 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31,148 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,338 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 27,573 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 503,885 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,995 |
| BWT BU | 4,128 |
| CRN BU | 17,588 |
| HAY AC | 4,547 |
| HAY TONS | 7,336 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 983 |
| Number of chickens | 16,075 |
| Number of ducks | 926 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 313 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 203 |
| Number of geese | 617 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 606 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,110 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,338 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 517 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,803 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 252 |
| Number of sheep | 1,174 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 437 |
| Number of swine | 2,217 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,138 |
| Number of turkeys | 794 |
| OAT AC | 3,519 |
| OAT BU | 95,327 |
| PEA BU | 31,148 |
| POT AC | 249 |
| POT BU | 21,338 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 199 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,455 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,391 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 173,379 |
| RYE BU | 1,410 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,336 |
| WHT AC | 2,801 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,995 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,573 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 85 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 104 |
| BEN BU | 294 |
| BUTTER LB | 173,379 |
| CATTLE KS | 983 |
| CHEESE LB | 199 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 712 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 865 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,577 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,455 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 606 |
| DUCKS | 926 |
| FAMILIES | 535 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,391 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 617 |
| GRA BU | 733 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,075 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,110 |
| HOUSES | 530 |
| HOUSES B | 96 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 299 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 343 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 415 |
| INF 11 A | 252 |
| MD FEM | 429 |
| MD MALE | 428 |
| MD TOT | 857 |
| MILK COWS | 1,338 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, South - Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 203 |
| OC P | 313 |
| OC TOT | 517 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,803 |
| OTHERS | 2,549 |
| SHEEP | 1,174 |
| SHEEP KS | 437 |
| SUP AM | 29,445 |
| SUP FOR | 2,561 |
| SUP JV | 716 |
| SUP PAT | 6,336 |
| SUP SC | 22,393 |
| SUP TOT | 32,006 |
| SWINE | 2,217 |
| SWINE KS | 2,138 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 530 |
| TUR AC | 1,206 |
| TUR BU | 503,885 |
| TURKEY | 794 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098007— 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). "Whitby W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-w-o-on102005-1891/.