Rolph and Wylie, Ontario (1861 census)
Rolph and Wylie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 256. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.051°N, 77.574°W.
Population
In 1861, Rolph and Wylie had a population of 256.
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay, 1871 (51.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Rolph and Wylie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 256 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 142 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 54 French Canadians, 41 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $39,333 value farms (dollars), $15,497 value all livestock, 11,408 acres of land in farms, 10,990 bushels of potatoes, $9,434 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,948 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,383 bushels of oats, 3,753 pounds of homemade butter, 2,460 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,431 value farm implements in dollars, 2,078 acres of farmland under crops, 1,621 bushels of spring wheat, 1,359 bushels of peas, 886 bushels of turnips, 513 pounds of wool produced on farms, 482 tons of hay, 375 acres of farmland in pasture, 257 acres of oats, 242 bushels of rye, 139 swine, 128 milk cows, 117 sheep, 116 acres of spring wheat, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 97 calves and heifers, 89 horses aged over 3 years, 88 acres of peas, 78 occupants of farms, 72 acres of potatoes, 62 barrels of pork, 57 bushels of barley, 45 barrels of beef, 35 bushels of corn, 34 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 30 bulls, oxen, or steers, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 acres of rye, 14 bushels of carrots, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 9 pounds of hops, 7 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of winter wheat, 5 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $160 value carriages for hire (dollars), 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096016— 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 1861 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). "Rolph and Wylie, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rolph-and-wylie-on096016-1861/.