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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263179. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,508 total population, 1,278 males, 1,230 females, 927 married persons, 527 families, 465 married males, 462 married females, 111 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,470 single persons under 18, 766 single males under 18, 704 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,508 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 527 occupied houses, 524 houses, 418 houses built of wood, 310 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 274 houses of 1 story, 248 houses of 2 stories, 105 houses built of brick, 75 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of over 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 108,933 pounds of homemade butter, 82,410 bushels of winter wheat, 59,392 bushels of oats, 40,996 bushels of peas, 35,321 bushels of turnips, 34,416 acres of land in farms, 29,011 acres of improved land in farms, 25,476 bushels of corn, 23,671 acres of farmland under crops, 16,631 chickens, 14,082 bushels of barley, 12,561 bushels of buckwheat, 12,476 bushels of potatoes, 7,585 tons of hay, 6,911 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,405 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,732 acres of hay crops, 4,696 acres of wheat, 4,075 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,953 acres of oats, 2,885 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,785 swine, 2,645 bushels of rye, 2,492 bushels of spring wheat, 1,754 sheep, 1,689 milk cows, 1,265 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,254 other cattle, 1,162 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,159 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,115 horses aged over 3 years, 1,114 acres of barley, 1,056 turkeys, 1,040 sheep slaughtered or sold, 685 geese, 630 horses aged 3 years and under, 623 ducks, 595 cattle killed or sold, 586 bushels of beans, 475 occupants of farms, 374 farm occupants who own their land, 186 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 176 acres of potatoes, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 109 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 105 acres of turnips, 99 farm occupants who rent their land, 93 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 other fowl, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263179
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/.