Willoughby, Ontario (1891 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,099. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1891, Willoughby had a population of 1,099: 556 male and 543 female residents. Population density was 33.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 213 |
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 543 |
| Number of males | 556 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 330 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 543 |
| POP M | 556 |
| POP TOT | 1,099 |
| Total population | 1,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 707 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,099 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 209 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 193 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 182 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 280 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 373 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,105 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,264 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,606 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,933 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,084 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,348 |
| Acres of oats | 2,016 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,712 |
| BAR AC | 280 |
| BAR BU | 2,976 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,976 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,760 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,058 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,864 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 588 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 26,085 |
| BWT BU | 240 |
| CRN BU | 4,108 |
| HAY AC | 3,933 |
| HAY TONS | 5,391 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 341 |
| Number of chickens | 5,498 |
| Number of ducks | 166 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 171 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 171 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 254 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 543 |
| Number of milk cows | 636 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of other cattle | 717 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 1,177 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 751 |
| Number of swine | 716 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 755 |
| Number of turkeys | 167 |
| OAT AC | 2,016 |
| OAT BU | 29,760 |
| PEA BU | 2,058 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 2,864 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,052 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,557 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,903 |
| RYE BU | 139 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,391 |
| WHT AC | 1,712 |
| WHT FALL BU | 26,085 |
| WHT SP BU | 588 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 81 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,903 |
| CATTLE KS | 341 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 707 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,052 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 254 |
| DUCKS | 166 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,557 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 171 |
| GRA BU | 323 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,498 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 543 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 193 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 165 |
| MD TOT | 330 |
| MILK COWS | 636 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 171 |
| OC TOT | 201 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 717 |
| OTHERS | 1,099 |
| SHEEP | 1,177 |
| SHEEP KS | 751 |
| SUP AM | 14,084 |
| SUP FOR | 3,264 |
| SUP JV | 373 |
| SUP PAT | 3,105 |
| SUP SC | 10,606 |
| SUP TOT | 17,348 |
| SWINE | 716 |
| SWINE KS | 755 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 209 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 427 |
| TURKEY | 167 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_Ontario
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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on125013-1891/.