Whitchurch, Ontario (1891 census)
Whitchurch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,019. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.014°N, 79.357°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitchurch had a population of 4,019: 2,091 male and 1,928 female residents. Population density was 38.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,758 |
| 1861 | 6,795 |
| 1871 | 5,014 |
| 1881 | 4,529 |
| 1891 | 4,019 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,479 |
| 1921 | 3,529 |
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, Whitchurch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 837 |
| Number of families | 837 |
| Number of females | 1,928 |
| Number of males | 2,091 |
| Number of married females | 728 |
| Number of married males | 728 |
| Number of married persons | 1,456 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 170 |
| POP F | 1,928 |
| POP M | 2,091 |
| POP TOT | 4,019 |
| Total population | 4,019 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,099 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,393 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,017 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 819 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 139 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 673 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 425 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 391 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 466 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 835 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,604 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 995 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,802 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,800 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38,605 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,002 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,402 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,202 |
| Acres of oats | 8,996 |
| Acres of potatoes | 897 |
| Acres of turnips | 742 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,030 |
| BAR AC | 4,604 |
| BAR BU | 98,507 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 98,507 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 825 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,335 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,235 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,102 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 220,709 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 63,177 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 83,993 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,156 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 36,476 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 264,673 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 34,092 |
| BWT BU | 1,335 |
| CRN BU | 4,102 |
| HAY AC | 6,002 |
| HAY TONS | 8,529 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 804 |
| Number of chickens | 24,777 |
| Number of ducks | 587 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 510 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 313 |
| Number of geese | 1,216 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 908 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,948 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,071 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 824 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,288 |
| Number of other fowl | 132 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 249 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 290 |
| Number of sheep | 3,471 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,283 |
| Number of swine | 6,989 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7,966 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,038 |
| OAT AC | 8,996 |
| OAT BU | 220,709 |
| PEA BU | 63,177 |
| POT AC | 897 |
| POT BU | 83,993 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 735 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,752 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,652 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 217,112 |
| RYE BU | 3,156 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,529 |
| WHT AC | 5,030 |
| WHT FALL BU | 34,092 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,476 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 149 |
| A 11 50 | 116 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 249 |
| BEN BU | 825 |
| BUTTER LB | 217,112 |
| CATTLE KS | 804 |
| CHEESE LB | 735 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,099 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,294 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,393 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,752 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 908 |
| DUCKS | 587 |
| FAMILIES | 837 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,652 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,216 |
| GRA BU | 1,235 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,777 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,948 |
| HOUSES | 819 |
| HOUSES B | 139 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 99 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 91 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 425 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 466 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 391 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 673 |
| INF 11 A | 290 |
| MD FEM | 728 |
| MD MALE | 728 |
| MD TOT | 1,456 |
| MILK COWS | 2,071 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 313 |
| OC P | 510 |
| OC TOT | 824 |
| OTHER FOWL | 132 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,288 |
| OTHERS | 4,017 |
| SHEEP | 3,471 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,283 |
| SUP AM | 46,402 |
| SUP FOR | 10,800 |
| SUP JV | 995 |
| SUP PAT | 6,802 |
| SUP SC | 38,605 |
| SUP TOT | 57,202 |
| SWINE | 6,989 |
| SWINE KS | 7,966 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 835 |
| TUR AC | 742 |
| TUR BU | 264,673 |
| TURKEY | 1,038 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 101 |
| WID MALE | 69 |
| WID TOT | 170 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154009— 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). "Whitchurch, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitchurch-on103006-1891/.