Wallace, Ontario (1901 census)
Wallace was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.781°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1901, Wallace had a population of 2,839: 1,487 male and 1,352 female residents. Population density was 33.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,400 |
| 1871 | 3,581 |
| 1881 | 3,655 |
| 1891 | 3,237 |
| 1901 | 2,839 |
| 1911 | 2,508 |
| 1921 | 2,172 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Wallace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 583 |
| Number of females | 1,352 |
| Number of males | 1,487 |
| Number of married females | 521 |
| Number of married males | 529 |
| Number of single females | 777 |
| Number of single males | 922 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP F | 1,352 |
| POP M | 1,487 |
| POP TOT | 2,839 |
| Total population | 2,839 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 577 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 50,170 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 50,170 |
| FAMILIES | 583 |
| HOUSES | 577 |
| MARRIED F | 521 |
| MARRIED M | 529 |
| SINGLE F | 777 |
| SINGLE M | 922 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263091
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Wallace, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallace-on125012-1901/.