Wroxeter, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Wroxeter, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 504. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8038721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.860°N, 81.147°W.
Population
In 1891, Wroxeter, Village had a population of 504: 246 male and 258 female residents. Population density was 502.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 504 |
| 1901 | 446 |
| 1911 | 366 |
| 1921 | 337 |
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, Wroxeter, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 258 |
| Number of males | 246 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 182 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 258 |
| POP M | 246 |
| POP TOT | 504 |
| Total population | 504 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 150 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 308 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 504 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 28 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 72 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 168 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 176 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 437 |
| Acres of hay crops | 102 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 656 |
| Acres of land in farms | 832 |
| Acres of oats | 118 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 585 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,402 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,187 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,294 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,493 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 697 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 102 |
| HAY TONS | 157 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 28 |
| Number of chickens | 1,201 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 66 |
| Number of milk cows | 77 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 78 |
| Number of other cattle | 65 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 83 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| Number of swine | 81 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 118 |
| OAT BU | 3,402 |
| PEA BU | 1,187 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,294 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 181 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,533 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 157 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT FALL BU | 697 |
| WHT SP BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,533 |
| CATTLE KS | 28 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 158 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 308 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 300 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 181 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,201 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 66 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES B | 28 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 72 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 91 |
| MD MALE | 91 |
| MD TOT | 182 |
| MILK COWS | 77 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 58 |
| OC TOT | 78 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 65 |
| OTHERS | 504 |
| SHEEP | 83 |
| SHEEP KS | 24 |
| SUP AM | 656 |
| SUP FOR | 176 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 168 |
| SUP SC | 437 |
| SUP TOT | 832 |
| SWINE | 81 |
| SWINE KS | 127 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 100 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 8,493 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8038721
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroxeter,_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). "Wroxeter, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wroxeter-village-on076008-1891/.