Woolwich, Ontario (1891 census)
Woolwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.582°N, 80.530°W.
Population
In 1891, Woolwich had a population of 4,838: 2,469 male and 2,369 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,092 |
| 1861 | 5,256 |
| 1871 | 5,569 |
| 1881 | 5,524 |
| 1891 | 4,838 |
| 1901 | 4,318 |
| 1911 | 4,051 |
| 1921 | 3,805 |
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, Woolwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,838 total population, 2,469 males, 2,369 females, 1,572 married persons, 920 families, 786 married females, 786 married males, 174 widowed persons, 112 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,092 single persons under 18, 1,621 single males under 18, 1,471 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,837 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 878 houses, 878 occupied houses, 596 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 540 houses of 2 stories, 406 houses built of wood, 338 houses of 1 story, 332 houses built of brick, 140 houses built of stone, 107 houses of 5 rooms, 90 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 297,746 bushels of oats, 290,607 bushels of turnips, 264,167 pounds of homemade butter, 98,027 bushels of winter wheat, 68,174 bushels of barley, 55,412 bushels of peas, 54,706 bushels of potatoes, 53,601 acres of land in farms, 43,776 acres of improved land in farms, 38,374 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37,805 acres of farmland under crops, 31,830 chickens, 14,080 tons of hay, 12,488 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,994 bushels of spring wheat, 9,825 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,236 acres of oats, 8,722 swine, 7,224 acres of hay crops, 5,947 acres of wheat, 5,703 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,682 other cattle, 5,304 sheep, 5,007 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,902 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,527 milk cows, 2,517 acres of barley, 2,235 cattle killed or sold, 2,233 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,868 bushels of rye, 1,857 horses aged over 3 years, 1,699 bushels of corn, 1,352 bushels of buckwheat, 1,271 geese, 964 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 931 acres of turnips, 878 ducks, 765 horses aged 3 years and under, 696 occupants of farms, 596 acres of potatoes, 533 turkeys, 522 farm occupants who own their land, 223 bushels of beans, 220 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 219 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 209 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 165 farm occupants who rent their land, 149 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 97 other fowl, 84 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 employees on farms, 8 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich,_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). "Woolwich, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woolwich-on123006-1891/.