Wingham, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Wingham, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,167. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4249510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.885°N, 81.302°W.
Population
In 1891, Wingham, T-V had a population of 2,167: 1,060 male and 1,107 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 2,167 |
| 1901 | 2,392 |
| 1911 | 2,238 |
| 1921 | 2,092 |
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, Wingham, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,167 total population, 1,107 females, 1,060 males, 736 married persons, 447 families, 369 married females, 367 married males, 95 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,336 single persons under 18, 672 single females under 18, 664 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,167 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 446 houses, 446 occupied houses, 374 houses built of wood, 314 houses of 1 story, 289 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 124 houses of 2 stories, 66 houses built of brick, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,264 bushels of potatoes, 2,927 bushels of oats, 2,707 bushels of turnips, 2,056 pounds of homemade butter, 1,200 bushels of peas, 967 acres of land in farms, 946 chickens, 818 acres of improved land in farms, 700 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 576 bushels of barley, 519 acres of farmland in pasture, 218 occupants of farms, 206 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 197 acres of farmland under crops, 187 horses aged over 3 years, 149 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 145 cattle killed or sold, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 130 tons of hay, 125 bushels of winter wheat, 118 bushels of spring wheat, 117 milk cows, 102 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 other cattle, 85 acres of hay crops, 81 swine, 80 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 73 acres of oats, 73 farm occupants who rent their land, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 51 acres of potatoes, 43 sheep, 35 swine slaughtered or sold, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 bushels of corn, 18 geese, 17 acres of barley, 17 acres of wheat, 14 ducks, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 turkeys, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4249510
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham_(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). "Wingham, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wingham-t-v-on076007-1891/.