Woodbridge, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Woodbridge, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2593110. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.798°N, 79.587°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodbridge, Village had a population of 762: 362 male and 400 female residents. Population density was 759.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 762 |
| 1901 | 604 |
| 1911 | 607 |
| 1921 | 672 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Vaughan, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Woodbridge, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 400 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 400 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 762 |
| Total population | 762 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 455 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 762 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 121 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 23 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 267 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 686 |
| Acres of hay crops | 138 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 892 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,159 |
| Acres of oats | 159 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 127 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 1,083 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,083 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,135 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,350 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,719 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,784 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,815 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 138 |
| HAY TONS | 201 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 1,482 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 122 |
| Number of milk cows | 70 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 20 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 147 |
| Number of sheep | 18 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 28 |
| Number of swine | 165 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 286 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 159 |
| OAT BU | 4,135 |
| PEA BU | 1,350 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 3,719 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,925 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 201 |
| WHT AC | 127 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,815 |
| WHT SP BU | 360 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,925 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 455 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 205 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,482 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 122 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES B | 38 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 121 |
| INF 11 A | 147 |
| MD FEM | 142 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 70 |
| NAME CD | York, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 76 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 20 |
| OTHERS | 762 |
| SHEEP | 18 |
| SHEEP KS | 28 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 892 |
| SUP FOR | 267 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 107 |
| SUP SC | 686 |
| SUP TOT | 1,159 |
| SWINE | 165 |
| SWINE KS | 286 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,784 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2593110
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbridge,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbridge_(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). "Woodbridge, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodbridge-village-on133007-1891/.