Woodhouse, Ontario (1891 census)
Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,508. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodhouse had a population of 2,508: 1,278 male and 1,230 female residents. Population density was 47.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,894 |
| 1861 | 3,703 |
| 1871 | 3,865 |
| 1881 | 2,922 |
| 1891 | 2,508 |
| 1901 | 2,379 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 2,227 |
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, Woodhouse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 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 | 527 |
| Number of families | 527 |
| Number of females | 1,230 |
| Number of males | 1,278 |
| Number of married females | 462 |
| Number of married males | 465 |
| Number of married persons | 927 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 1,230 |
| POP M | 1,278 |
| POP TOT | 2,508 |
| Total population | 2,508 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 766 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,470 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,508 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 524 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 105 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 418 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 274 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 248 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 310 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 527 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,114 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,265 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,075 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,405 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,671 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,732 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,011 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,416 |
| Acres of oats | 2,953 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of turnips | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,696 |
| BAR AC | 1,114 |
| BAR BU | 14,082 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,082 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 586 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,561 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,159 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25,476 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,392 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,996 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,476 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,645 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,492 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,321 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 82,410 |
| BWT BU | 12,561 |
| CRN BU | 25,476 |
| HAY AC | 4,732 |
| HAY TONS | 7,585 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 595 |
| Number of chickens | 16,631 |
| Number of ducks | 623 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 374 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 99 |
| Number of geese | 685 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 630 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,115 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,689 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 475 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,254 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 186 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 93 |
| Number of sheep | 1,754 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,040 |
| Number of swine | 2,785 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,885 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,056 |
| OAT AC | 2,953 |
| OAT BU | 59,392 |
| PEA BU | 40,996 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 12,476 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,911 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,162 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 108,933 |
| RYE BU | 2,645 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,585 |
| WHT AC | 4,696 |
| WHT FALL BU | 82,410 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,492 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 73 |
| A 11 50 | 109 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 186 |
| BEN BU | 586 |
| BUTTER LB | 108,933 |
| CATTLE KS | 595 |
| CHEESE LB | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 704 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 766 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,470 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,911 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 630 |
| DUCKS | 623 |
| FAMILIES | 527 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,162 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 685 |
| GRA BU | 1,159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,631 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,115 |
| HOUSES | 524 |
| HOUSES B | 105 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 274 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 310 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 248 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 418 |
| INF 11 A | 93 |
| MD FEM | 462 |
| MD MALE | 465 |
| MD TOT | 927 |
| MILK COWS | 1,689 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 99 |
| OC P | 374 |
| OC TOT | 475 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,254 |
| OTHERS | 2,508 |
| SHEEP | 1,754 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,040 |
| SUP AM | 29,011 |
| SUP FOR | 5,405 |
| SUP JV | 1,265 |
| SUP PAT | 4,075 |
| SUP SC | 23,671 |
| SUP TOT | 34,416 |
| SWINE | 2,785 |
| SWINE KS | 2,885 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 527 |
| TUR AC | 105 |
| TUR BU | 35,321 |
| TURKEY | 1,056 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008— 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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on098007-1891/.