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 density was 52.6 people per square mile.
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 920 |
| Number of families | 920 |
| Number of females | 2,369 |
| Number of males | 2,469 |
| Number of married females | 786 |
| Number of married males | 786 |
| Number of married persons | 1,572 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 174 |
| POP F | 2,369 |
| POP M | 2,469 |
| POP TOT | 4,838 |
| Total population | 4,838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,621 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,092 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,837 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 878 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 332 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 140 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 406 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 338 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 540 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 596 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 878 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,517 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 964 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,007 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,825 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,805 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,224 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43,776 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,601 |
| Acres of oats | 9,236 |
| Acres of potatoes | 596 |
| Acres of turnips | 931 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,947 |
| BAR AC | 2,517 |
| BAR BU | 68,174 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 68,174 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,352 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,699 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 297,746 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55,412 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 54,706 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,868 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,994 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 290,607 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 98,027 |
| BWT BU | 1,352 |
| CRN BU | 1,699 |
| HAY AC | 7,224 |
| HAY TONS | 14,080 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,235 |
| Number of chickens | 31,830 |
| Number of ducks | 878 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 522 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 165 |
| Number of geese | 1,271 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 765 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,857 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,527 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 696 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,682 |
| Number of other fowl | 97 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 209 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 220 |
| Number of sheep | 5,304 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,233 |
| Number of swine | 8,722 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,703 |
| Number of turkeys | 533 |
| OAT AC | 9,236 |
| OAT BU | 297,746 |
| PEA BU | 55,412 |
| POT AC | 596 |
| POT BU | 54,706 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 38,374 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,488 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,902 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 264,167 |
| RYE BU | 1,868 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,080 |
| WHT AC | 5,947 |
| WHT FALL BU | 98,027 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,994 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 209 |
| A 11 50 | 84 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 149 |
| BEN BU | 223 |
| BUTTER LB | 264,167 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,235 |
| CHEESE LB | 38,374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,471 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,621 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,092 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,488 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 765 |
| DUCKS | 878 |
| FAMILIES | 920 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,902 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,271 |
| GRA BU | 219 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 31,830 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,857 |
| HOUSES | 878 |
| HOUSES B | 332 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 107 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 338 |
| HOUSES S | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 596 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 540 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 406 |
| INF 11 A | 220 |
| MD FEM | 786 |
| MD MALE | 786 |
| MD TOT | 1,572 |
| MILK COWS | 2,527 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, North-Nord |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 165 |
| OC P | 522 |
| OC TOT | 696 |
| OTHER FOWL | 97 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,682 |
| OTHERS | 4,837 |
| SHEEP | 5,304 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,233 |
| SUP AM | 43,776 |
| SUP FOR | 9,825 |
| SUP JV | 964 |
| SUP PAT | 5,007 |
| SUP SC | 37,805 |
| SUP TOT | 53,601 |
| SWINE | 8,722 |
| SWINE KS | 5,703 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 878 |
| TUR AC | 931 |
| TUR BU | 290,607 |
| TURKEY | 533 |
| WID FEM | 112 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 174 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
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/.