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 density was 19.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,406 |
| 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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 496 |
| Number of families | 496 |
| Number of females | 1,389 |
| Number of males | 1,488 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 423 |
| Number of married persons | 848 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP F | 1,389 |
| POP M | 1,488 |
| POP TOT | 2,877 |
| Total population | 2,877 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,025 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,929 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,861 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 84 |
| Number of houses | 398 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 396 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 233 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 201 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,317 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 43,037 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,651 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,370 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,169 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,206 |
| Acres of oats | 3,791 |
| Acres of potatoes | 330 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,017 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 335 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 789 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,937 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 416 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,983 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18,353 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,356 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18,680 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,370 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,496 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 178 |
| BWT BU | 2,937 |
| CRN BU | 416 |
| HAY AC | 4,370 |
| HAY TONS | 3,569 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,021 |
| Number of chickens | 15,697 |
| Number of ducks | 150 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 401 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 703 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 544 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,268 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,276 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 423 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,623 |
| Number of other fowl | 120 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 4,137 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,728 |
| Number of swine | 1,523 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,678 |
| Number of turkeys | 759 |
| OAT AC | 3,791 |
| OAT BU | 56,983 |
| PEA BU | 18,353 |
| POT AC | 330 |
| POT BU | 31,356 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 878 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,689 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,866 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 162,709 |
| RYE BU | 18,680 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,569 |
| WHT AC | 2,017 |
| WHT FALL BU | 178 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,370 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 185 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 66 |
| A 51 100 | 119 |
| BEN BU | 789 |
| BUTTER LB | 162,709 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,021 |
| CHEESE LB | 878 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 904 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,025 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,929 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,689 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 544 |
| DUCKS | 150 |
| FAMILIES | 496 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,866 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 703 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,697 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,268 |
| HOUSES | 398 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 104 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 396 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 425 |
| MD MALE | 423 |
| MD TOT | 848 |
| MILK COWS | 2,276 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 401 |
| OC TOT | 423 |
| OTHER FOWL | 120 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,623 |
| OTHERS | 2,861 |
| SHEEP | 4,137 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,728 |
| SUP AM | 22,169 |
| SUP FOR | 43,037 |
| SUP JV | 201 |
| SUP PAT | 5,317 |
| SUP SC | 16,651 |
| SUP TOT | 65,206 |
| SWINE | 1,523 |
| SWINE KS | 1,678 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 482 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 5,496 |
| TURKEY | 759 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 84 |
| WID FEM | 60 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.