Wookwamakong, Ontario (1891 census)
Wookwamakong was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 81.752°W.
Population
In 1891, Wookwamakong had a population of 1,191: 595 male and 596 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,070 |
| 1891 | 1,191 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wookwamakong shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,191 total population, 596 females, 595 males, 445 married persons, 266 families, 223 married males, 222 married females, 57 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 689 single persons under 18, 350 single males under 18, 339 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,178 persons who are not French Canadian, 13 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 226 houses, 226 houses built of wood, 226 occupied houses, 142 houses of 2 stories, 96 houses of 2 rooms, 84 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 6 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,593 bushels of potatoes, 6,134 acres of land in farms, 5,072 bushels of peas, 4,783 acres of improved land in farms, 3,891 bushels of oats, 3,883 acres of farmland under crops, 3,857 pounds of homemade butter, 1,608 bushels of corn, 1,397 tons of hay, 1,351 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,309 bushels of spring wheat, 991 chickens, 988 acres of hay crops, 754 acres of farmland in pasture, 650 bushels of turnips, 580 swine, 316 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 306 swine slaughtered or sold, 301 bushels of beans, 232 occupants of farms, 231 farm occupants who own their land, 227 acres of potatoes, 223 horses aged over 3 years, 216 acres of oats, 153 milk cows, 147 other cattle, 146 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 141 horses aged 3 years and under, 124 oxen, 115 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 113 sheep, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 99 acres of wheat, 88 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 82 cattle killed or sold, 48 sheep slaughtered or sold, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of barley, 8 bushels of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 ducks, 2 geese, 1 acres of barley, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046063— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046063— 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). "Wookwamakong, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wookwamakong-on046063-1891/.