York W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
York W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 79.472°W.
Population
In 1881, York W-O had a population of 6,257: 3,193 male and 3,064 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, St. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier, 1891 (1.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, York W-O shared boundaries with:
- Brockton, Village
- Etobicoke
- Parkdale, Village
- Toronto, St. Patrick's Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Stephen's Ward—Quartier
- Vaughan
- York E
- Yorkville, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,257 total population, 3,193 males, 3,064 females, 1,989 married persons, 1,179 families, 1,002 married males, 987 married females, 228 widowed persons, 158 widowed females, 70 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,040 single persons under 18, 2,121 single males under 18, 1,919 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,172 occupied houses, 1,171 inhabited houses, 72 uninhabited houses, 18 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 115,625 bushels of oats, 112,207 bushels of potatoes, 78,004 bushels of barley, 60,046 bushels of winter wheat, 59,117 bushels of other root crops, 37,056 bushels of turnips, 27,707 bushels of peas and beans, 12,354 bushels of spring wheat, 8,301 tons of hay, 6,224 acres of hay crops, 4,969 acres of wheat, 1,857 bushels of corn, 1,169 bushels of rye, 1,109 acres of potatoes, 341 bushels of buckwheat, 201 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John George Howard | 1803–1890 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,257 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133008_1891— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-w-o-on136006-1881/.