Wroxeter, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Wroxeter, VL 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, VL had a population of 504: 246 male and 258 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 504 total population, 258 females, 246 males, 182 married persons, 104 families, 91 married females, 91 married males, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 308 single persons under 18, 158 single females under 18, 150 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 504 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 100 houses, 100 occupied houses, 72 houses built of wood, 63 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 1 story, 28 houses built of brick, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,493 bushels of turnips, 7,533 pounds of homemade butter, 3,402 bushels of oats, 2,294 bushels of potatoes, 1,201 chickens, 1,187 bushels of peas, 832 acres of land in farms, 697 bushels of winter wheat, 656 acres of improved land in farms, 585 bushels of barley, 437 acres of farmland under crops, 300 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 181 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 176 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 168 acres of farmland in pasture, 157 tons of hay, 127 swine slaughtered or sold, 118 acres of oats, 102 acres of hay crops, 83 sheep, 81 swine, 78 occupants of farms, 77 milk cows, 67 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 66 horses aged over 3 years, 65 other cattle, 58 farm occupants who own their land, 51 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 geese, 41 acres of wheat, 38 bushels of spring wheat, 28 cattle killed or sold, 27 ducks, 24 sheep slaughtered or sold, 21 acres of barley, 21 acres of turnips, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of corn, 6 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wroxeter-vl-on076008-1891/.