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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,996 total population, 1,572 males, 1,424 females, 1,042 married persons, 640 families, 524 married males, 518 married females, 118 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,836 single persons under 18, 997 single males under 18, 839 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 604 inhabited houses, 604 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 85,363 bushels of winter wheat, 71,056 bushels of oats, 58,092 bushels of corn, 32,263 bushels of potatoes, 10,393 bushels of buckwheat, 6,985 bushels of peas and beans, 5,902 bushels of barley, 5,163 acres of hay crops, 4,917 tons of hay, 4,736 acres of wheat, 4,070 bushels of turnips, 3,628 bushels of other root crops, 1,055 bushels of spring wheat, 1,037 bushels of rye, 836 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 329 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,996 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:
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/.