Wainfleet, Ontario (1881 census)
Wainfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,996. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1881, Wainfleet had a population of 2,996: 1,572 male and 1,424 female residents. Population density was 33.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wainfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 640 |
| Number of families | 640 |
| Number of females | 1,424 |
| Number of males | 1,572 |
| Number of married females | 518 |
| Number of married males | 524 |
| Number of married persons | 1,042 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| POP TOT | 2,996 |
| Total population | 2,996 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 839 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 997 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,836 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 604 |
| Number of occupied houses | 604 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 329 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,736 |
| BAR BU | 5,902 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,902 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,393 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 836 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 58,092 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,056 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,628 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,985 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,263 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,070 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 85,363 |
| BWT BU | 10,393 |
| CRN BU | 58,092 |
| HAY AC | 5,163 |
| HAY TONS | 4,917 |
| OAT BU | 71,056 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,985 |
| POT AC | 329 |
| POT BU | 32,263 |
| RYE BU | 1,037 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,917 |
| WHT AC | 4,736 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,055 |
| WHT WTR BU | 85,363 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 839 |
| C UNMD M | 997 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,836 |
| D OCC | 604 |
| FEMALE | 1,424 |
| GRA BU | 836 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 604 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 1,572 |
| MD F | 518 |
| MD M | 524 |
| MD TOT | 1,042 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,628 |
| TUR BU | 4,070 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144005— 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 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). "Wainfleet, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on144005-1881/.