Williams E, Ontario (1891 census)
Williams E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.744°W.
Population
In 1891, Williams E had a population of 1,782: 907 male and 875 female residents. Population density was 29.2 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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 344 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 875 |
| Number of males | 907 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 875 |
| POP M | 907 |
| POP TOT | 1,782 |
| Total population | 1,782 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 559 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,164 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,780 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 341 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 64 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 277 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 145 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 194 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 141 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 823 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 548 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,176 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,681 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,111 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,181 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,835 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,516 |
| Acres of oats | 3,662 |
| Acres of potatoes | 160 |
| Acres of turnips | 91 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,144 |
| BAR AC | 823 |
| BAR BU | 13,953 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,953 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,468 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,502 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,913 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,494 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,109 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28,162 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 57,123 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 11,468 |
| HAY AC | 4,181 |
| HAY TONS | 6,930 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,460 |
| Number of chickens | 14,746 |
| Number of ducks | 324 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 282 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 350 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 400 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 811 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,114 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 331 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,688 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 1,842 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,257 |
| Number of swine | 1,314 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,593 |
| Number of turkeys | 370 |
| OAT AC | 3,662 |
| OAT BU | 90,502 |
| PEA BU | 21,913 |
| POT AC | 160 |
| POT BU | 11,494 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 690 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,269 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 964 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,145 |
| RYE BU | 412 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,930 |
| WHT AC | 3,144 |
| WHT FALL BU | 57,123 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,109 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 76 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 125 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,145 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,460 |
| CHEESE LB | 690 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 559 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,164 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,269 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 400 |
| DUCKS | 324 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 964 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 350 |
| GRA BU | 1,156 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,746 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 811 |
| HOUSES | 341 |
| HOUSES B | 64 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 145 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 141 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 277 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 277 |
| MD MALE | 277 |
| MD TOT | 554 |
| MILK COWS | 1,114 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 282 |
| OC TOT | 331 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,688 |
| OTHERS | 1,780 |
| SHEEP | 1,842 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,257 |
| SUP AM | 24,835 |
| SUP FOR | 7,681 |
| SUP JV | 548 |
| SUP PAT | 6,176 |
| SUP SC | 18,111 |
| SUP TOT | 32,516 |
| SWINE | 1,314 |
| SWINE KS | 1,593 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 341 |
| TUR AC | 91 |
| TUR BU | 28,162 |
| TURKEY | 370 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091009— 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-on091009-1891/.