York W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
York W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 16,603. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.725°N, 79.473°W.
Population
In 1891, York W-O had a population of 16,603: 8,579 male and 8,024 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,618 |
| 1881 | 6,257 |
| 1891 | 16,603 |
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 contained Toronto Junction, Town—Ville, 1901 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained York (part), 1901 (92.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained North Toronto (part), Town—Ville, 1901 (3.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, York W-O shared boundaries with:
- Etobicoke
- Toronto, St. Mark’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Paul & St. Mathew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier
- Vaughan
- York E
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 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 | 3,207 |
| Number of families | 3,207 |
| Number of females | 8,024 |
| Number of males | 8,579 |
| Number of married females | 2,965 |
| Number of married males | 2,992 |
| Number of married persons | 5,957 |
| Number of widowed females | 320 |
| Number of widowed males | 162 |
| Number of widowed persons | 482 |
| POP F | 8,024 |
| POP M | 8,579 |
| POP TOT | 16,603 |
| Total population | 16,603 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,739 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 5,425 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 10,164 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 44 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 16,559 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 3,139 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1,261 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,872 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 898 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 170 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2,045 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 156 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 195 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 545 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 457 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,708 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses under construction | 291 |
| Number of occupied houses | 3,144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 646 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,166 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,128 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,834 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,023 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,902 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,617 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,864 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,887 |
| Acres of oats | 3,366 |
| Acres of potatoes | 732 |
| Acres of turnips | 173 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,540 |
| BAR AC | 3,166 |
| BAR BU | 73,910 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,910 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 502 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,450 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 103,280 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35,025 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,643 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 659 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,798 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49,070 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24,077 |
| BWT BU | 58 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 8,450 |
| HAY AC | 6,617 |
| HAY TONS | 10,658 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 7,232 |
| Number of chickens | 18,353 |
| Number of ducks | 684 |
| Number of employees on farms | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 385 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 229 |
| Number of geese | 475 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 412 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,210 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,931 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 625 |
| Number of other cattle | 503 |
| Number of other fowl | 474 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 373 |
| Number of sheep | 235 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6,110 |
| Number of swine | 2,035 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,590 |
| Number of turkeys | 237 |
| OAT AC | 3,366 |
| OAT BU | 103,280 |
| PEA BU | 35,025 |
| POT AC | 732 |
| POT BU | 59,643 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,441 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 77,170 |
| RYE BU | 659 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,658 |
| WHT AC | 2,540 |
| WHT FALL BU | 24,077 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,798 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 74 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 502 |
| BUTTER LB | 77,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 7,232 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 4,739 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 5,425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 10,164 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,441 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 412 |
| DUCKS | 684 |
| FAMILIES | 3,207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 44 |
| GEESE | 475 |
| GRA BU | 171 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,353 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,210 |
| HOUSES | 3,139 |
| HOUSES B | 1,261 |
| HOUSES CON | 291 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 170 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 457 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 545 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 898 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,708 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 156 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2,045 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 646 |
| HOUSES W | 1,872 |
| INF 11 A | 373 |
| MD FEM | 2,965 |
| MD MALE | 2,992 |
| MD TOT | 5,957 |
| MILK COWS | 1,931 |
| NAME CD | York, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 11 |
| OC F | 229 |
| OC P | 385 |
| OC TOT | 625 |
| OTHER FOWL | 474 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 503 |
| OTHERS | 16,559 |
| SHEEP | 235 |
| SHEEP KS | 6,110 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 26,864 |
| SUP FOR | 2,023 |
| SUP JV | 1,128 |
| SUP PAT | 4,834 |
| SUP SC | 20,902 |
| SUP TOT | 28,887 |
| SWINE | 2,035 |
| SWINE KS | 2,590 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 3,144 |
| TUR AC | 173 |
| TUR BU | 49,070 |
| TURKEY | 237 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 320 |
| WID MALE | 162 |
| WID TOT | 482 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133008_1871— 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). "York W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-w-o-on133008-1891/.