Wilmot, Ontario (1891 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,487. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1891, Wilmot had a population of 5,487: 2,764 male and 2,723 female residents. Population density was 51.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,297 |
| 1861 | 6,173 |
| 1871 | 5,811 |
| 1881 | 5,358 |
| 1891 | 5,487 |
| 1901 | 4,944 |
| 1911 | 4,569 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
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, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Blenheim
- Dumfries N
- Easthope N
- Easthope S
- New Hamburg, Village
- Waterloo
- Waterloo S
- Wellesley
- Zorra E
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 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 | 946 |
| Number of families | 946 |
| Number of females | 2,723 |
| Number of males | 2,764 |
| Number of married females | 889 |
| Number of married males | 885 |
| Number of married persons | 1,774 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 172 |
| POP F | 2,723 |
| POP M | 2,764 |
| POP TOT | 5,487 |
| Total population | 5,487 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,721 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,820 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,541 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,486 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 926 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 237 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 119 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 570 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 560 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 358 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 601 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 926 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,039 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,321 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,845 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,409 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 46,028 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,969 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,194 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,603 |
| Acres of oats | 8,093 |
| Acres of potatoes | 551 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,272 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,833 |
| BAR AC | 3,039 |
| BAR BU | 77,189 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 77,189 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 441 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,259 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 231,757 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 67,924 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,830 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,628 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 492,415 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 159,034 |
| BWT BU | 138 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 241 |
| CRN BU | 3,259 |
| HAY AC | 7,969 |
| HAY TONS | 15,464 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,171 |
| Number of chickens | 31,242 |
| Number of ducks | 733 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 707 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 163 |
| Number of geese | 882 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 808 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,086 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,419 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 872 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,692 |
| Number of other fowl | 60 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 189 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 215 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 369 |
| Number of sheep | 3,942 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,236 |
| Number of swine | 5,980 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,493 |
| Number of turkeys | 346 |
| OAT AC | 8,093 |
| OAT BU | 231,757 |
| PEA BU | 67,924 |
| POT AC | 551 |
| POT BU | 48,830 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 54,302 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,654 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,226 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 241,094 |
| RYE BU | 720 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,464 |
| WHT AC | 8,833 |
| WHT FALL BU | 159,034 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,628 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 189 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 215 |
| BEN BU | 94 |
| BUTTER LB | 241,094 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,171 |
| CHEESE LB | 54,302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,721 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,820 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,541 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,654 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 808 |
| DUCKS | 733 |
| FAMILIES | 946 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,226 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 882 |
| GRA BU | 441 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 31,242 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,086 |
| HOUSES | 926 |
| HOUSES B | 237 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 96 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 97 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 560 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 119 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 601 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 358 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 570 |
| INF 11 A | 369 |
| MD FEM | 889 |
| MD MALE | 885 |
| MD TOT | 1,774 |
| MILK COWS | 3,419 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, South-Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 163 |
| OC P | 707 |
| OC TOT | 872 |
| OTHER FOWL | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,692 |
| OTHERS | 5,486 |
| SHEEP | 3,942 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,236 |
| SILOS | 241 |
| SUP AM | 52,194 |
| SUP FOR | 8,409 |
| SUP JV | 1,321 |
| SUP PAT | 4,845 |
| SUP SC | 46,028 |
| SUP TOT | 60,603 |
| SWINE | 5,980 |
| SWINE KS | 5,493 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 926 |
| TUR AC | 1,272 |
| TUR BU | 492,415 |
| TURKEY | 346 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 59 |
| WID TOT | 172 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004— 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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on124008-1891/.