Wainfleet, Ontario (1871 census)
Wainfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,673. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1871, Wainfleet had a population of 2,673: 1,359 male and 1,314 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,841 |
| 1861 | 2,316 |
| 1871 | 2,673 |
| 1881 | 2,996 |
| 1891 | 2,945 |
| 1901 | 3,008 |
| 1911 | 2,764 |
| 1921 | 2,582 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wainfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 496 |
| Number of females | 1,314 |
| Number of males | 1,359 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 453 |
| Number of married persons | 902 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| Total population | 2,673 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 811 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 870 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,681 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 478 |
| Number of occupied houses | 478 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,005 |
| BWT BU | 5,407 |
| CRN BU | 21,842 |
| HAY AC | 4,694 |
| HAY TONS | 4,667 |
| OAT BU | 40,532 |
| PEA BU | 8,492 |
| POT AC | 196 |
| POT BU | 18,297 |
| RYE BU | 229 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,475 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23,814 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,721 |
| AREA | 59,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 349 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 496 |
| FEMALE | 1,314 |
| GRA BU | 1,000 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 478 |
| INHABITED | 478 |
| MALE | 1,359 |
| MARRIED F | 449 |
| MARRIED M | 453 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 902 |
| POPULATION | 2,673 |
| ROOT BU | 1,333 |
| SINGLE F | 811 |
| SINGLE M | 870 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,681 |
| TUR BU | 513 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Wainfleet, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on018007-1871/.