Williams W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Williams W-O 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 W-O had a population of 1,782: 907 male and 875 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,339 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,782 total population, 907 males, 875 females, 554 married persons, 344 families, 277 married females, 277 married males, 64 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,164 single persons under 18, 605 single males under 18, 559 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,780 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 341 houses, 341 occupied houses, 277 houses built of wood, 194 houses of 2 stories, 145 houses of 1 story, 141 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses built of brick, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 90,502 bushels of oats, 76,145 pounds of homemade butter, 57,123 bushels of winter wheat, 32,516 acres of land in farms, 28,162 bushels of turnips, 24,835 acres of improved land in farms, 21,913 bushels of peas, 18,111 acres of farmland under crops, 14,746 chickens, 13,953 bushels of barley, 11,494 bushels of potatoes, 11,468 bushels of corn, 8,269 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,681 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,930 tons of hay, 6,176 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,181 acres of hay crops, 3,662 acres of oats, 3,144 acres of wheat, 2,688 other cattle, 2,109 bushels of spring wheat, 1,842 sheep, 1,593 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,460 cattle killed or sold, 1,314 swine, 1,257 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,156 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,114 milk cows, 964 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 823 acres of barley, 811 horses aged over 3 years, 690 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 548 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 412 bushels of rye, 400 horses aged 3 years and under, 370 turkeys, 350 geese, 331 occupants of farms, 324 ducks, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 160 acres of potatoes, 125 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 91 acres of turnips, 76 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 bushels of beans, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON091009— 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 W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williams-w-o-on091009-1891/.