Woodstock c, Ontario (1891 census)
Woodstock c was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.125°N, 80.753°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodstock c had a population of 8,612: 4,149 male and 4,463 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,612 |
| 1901 | 8,833 |
| 1911 | 9,320 |
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, Woodstock c shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 8,612 total population, 4,463 females, 4,149 males, 3,121 married persons, 1,841 families, 1,562 married females, 1,559 married males, 426 widowed persons, 310 widowed females, 116 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,065 single persons under 18, 2,591 single females under 18, 2,474 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 8,604 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,836 occupied houses, 1,835 houses, 1,177 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,075 houses of 1 story, 969 houses built of wood, 863 houses built of brick, 734 houses of 2 stories, 299 houses of 5 rooms, 199 houses of 4 rooms, 134 uninhabited houses, 70 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 3 stories, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,286 bushels of potatoes, 7,726 bushels of turnips, 6,791 pounds of homemade butter, 5,665 bushels of oats, 5,060 chickens, 1,094 bushels of winter wheat, 810 bushels of barley, 778 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 777 acres of land in farms, 752 acres of improved land in farms, 695 occupants of farms, 686 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 682 bushels of corn, 680 bushels of peas, 534 horses aged over 3 years, 433 farm occupants who own their land, 345 bushels of spring wheat, 332 tons of hay, 318 acres of farmland under crops, 306 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 262 farm occupants who rent their land, 255 swine, 219 acres of hay crops, 197 milk cows, 159 acres of oats, 148 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 128 acres of farmland in pasture, 120 acres of potatoes, 118 ducks, 113 acres of wheat, 100 bushels of rye, 51 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 bushels of beans, 48 other fowl, 43 other cattle, 37 acres of turnips, 33 acres of barley, 32 sheep, 31 turkeys, 25 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 9 geese, 7 oxen, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 cattle killed or sold, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106006_1891— 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). "Woodstock c, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodstock-c-on105006-1891/.