Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph, Ontario (1881 census)
Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.045°N, 77.526°W.
Population
In 1881, Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph had a population of 699: 356 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 3.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 699 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 1,140 |
| 1911 | 1,067 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay, 1871 (70.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 356 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 203 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 699 |
| Total population | 699 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 483 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 113 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 865 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 429 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,693 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 566 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,917 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,305 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 907 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,307 |
| BWT BU | 429 |
| CRN BU | 256 |
| HAY AC | 865 |
| HAY TONS | 782 |
| OAT BU | 8,693 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,917 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 11,305 |
| RYE BU | 907 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 782 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 761 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 233 |
| C UNMD M | 250 |
| C UNMD TOT | 483 |
| D OCC | 116 |
| FEMALE | 343 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 113 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 356 |
| MD F | 101 |
| MD M | 102 |
| MD TOT | 203 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 566 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 2,307 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116005— 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). "Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/buchanan-wylie-rolph-on114009-1881/.