Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord, Ontario (1891 census)
Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,877. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.615°N, 77.172°W.
Population
In 1891, Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord had a population of 2,877: 1,488 male and 1,389 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,877 |
| 1901 | 2,700 |
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, Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,877 total population, 1,488 males, 1,389 females, 848 married persons, 496 families, 425 married females, 423 married males, 100 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,929 single persons under 18, 1,025 single males under 18, 904 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,861 persons who are not French Canadian, 16 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 482 occupied houses, 398 houses, 396 houses built of wood, 233 houses of 2 stories, 165 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 4 rooms, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 84 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 47 houses of 2 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 1 room, 16 houses under construction, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 162,709 pounds of homemade butter, 65,206 acres of land in farms, 56,983 bushels of oats, 43,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31,356 bushels of potatoes, 22,169 acres of improved land in farms, 19,370 bushels of spring wheat, 18,680 bushels of rye, 18,353 bushels of peas, 16,651 acres of farmland under crops, 15,697 chickens, 10,689 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,496 bushels of turnips, 5,317 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,866 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,370 acres of hay crops, 4,137 sheep, 3,791 acres of oats, 3,569 tons of hay, 2,937 bushels of buckwheat, 2,623 other cattle, 2,276 milk cows, 2,017 acres of wheat, 1,728 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,678 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,523 swine, 1,268 horses aged over 3 years, 1,021 cattle killed or sold, 878 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 789 bushels of beans, 759 turkeys, 703 geese, 544 horses aged 3 years and under, 423 occupants of farms, 416 bushels of corn, 401 farm occupants who own their land, 335 bushels of barley, 330 acres of potatoes, 201 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 185 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 178 bushels of winter wheat, 150 ducks, 120 other fowl, 119 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 acres of barley, 2 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110013— 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). "Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-algona-north-nord-on114012-1891/.