Williams E, Ontario (1891 census)
Williams E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.103°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1891, Williams E had a population of 1,794: 894 male and 900 female residents. Population density was 26.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,475 |
| 1861 | 2,221 |
| 1871 | 3,427 |
| 1871 | 2,853 |
| 1881 | 2,195 |
| 1881 | 2,339 |
| 1891 | 1,794 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,587 |
| 1901 | 1,468 |
| 1911 | 1,227 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,104 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
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, Williams E 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 | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 370 |
| Number of families | 370 |
| Number of females | 900 |
| Number of males | 894 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 900 |
| POP M | 894 |
| POP TOT | 1,794 |
| Total population | 1,794 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,162 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,793 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 363 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 86 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 277 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 211 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 189 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 364 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 407 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 519 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,102 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,063 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,157 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,496 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,778 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,841 |
| Acres of oats | 3,497 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,449 |
| BAR AC | 407 |
| BAR BU | 8,646 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,646 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 94,241 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,702 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,292 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,907 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,500 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 67,995 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 2,672 |
| HAY AC | 3,496 |
| HAY TONS | 6,204 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,369 |
| Number of chickens | 15,625 |
| Number of ducks | 375 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 289 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 50 |
| Number of geese | 564 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 383 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 876 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,065 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 340 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,523 |
| Number of other fowl | 129 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 1,892 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,188 |
| Number of swine | 1,249 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,254 |
| Number of turkeys | 719 |
| OAT AC | 3,497 |
| OAT BU | 94,241 |
| PEA BU | 15,702 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 10,292 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,545 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,435 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,333 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 69,684 |
| RYE BU | 44 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,204 |
| WHT AC | 3,449 |
| WHT FALL BU | 67,995 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,907 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 84 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 129 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 69,684 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,369 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 595 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,162 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,435 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 383 |
| DUCKS | 375 |
| FAMILIES | 370 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,333 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 564 |
| GRA BU | 280 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,625 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 876 |
| HOUSES | 363 |
| HOUSES B | 86 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 189 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 211 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 277 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 276 |
| MD MALE | 270 |
| MD TOT | 546 |
| MILK COWS | 1,065 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 50 |
| OC P | 289 |
| OC TOT | 340 |
| OTHER FOWL | 129 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,523 |
| OTHERS | 1,793 |
| SHEEP | 1,892 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,188 |
| SUP AM | 28,778 |
| SUP FOR | 7,063 |
| SUP JV | 519 |
| SUP PAT | 12,102 |
| SUP SC | 16,157 |
| SUP TOT | 35,841 |
| SWINE | 1,249 |
| SWINE KS | 1,254 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 364 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 12,500 |
| TURKEY | 719 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128015— 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). "Williams E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williams-e-on091008-1891/.