Wallace, Ontario (1881 census)
Wallace was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,655. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.781°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1881, Wallace had a population of 3,655: 1,893 male and 1,762 female residents. Population density was 42.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wallace 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 | 613 |
| Number of families | 613 |
| Number of females | 1,762 |
| Number of males | 1,893 |
| Number of married females | 560 |
| Number of married males | 558 |
| Number of married persons | 1,118 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP TOT | 3,655 |
| Total population | 3,655 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,145 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,442 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 603 |
| Number of occupied houses | 603 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,736 |
| Acres of potatoes | 404 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,258 |
| BAR BU | 17,173 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,173 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110,721 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12,687 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 49,641 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,602 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,411 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 67,511 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,943 |
| BWT BU | 322 |
| CRN BU | 135 |
| HAY AC | 4,736 |
| HAY TONS | 6,208 |
| OAT BU | 110,721 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 49,641 |
| POT AC | 404 |
| POT BU | 43,602 |
| RYE BU | 92 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,208 |
| WHT AC | 7,258 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,411 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78,943 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,145 |
| C UNMD M | 1,297 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,442 |
| D OCC | 603 |
| FEMALE | 1,762 |
| GRA BU | 264 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 603 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 1,893 |
| MD F | 560 |
| MD M | 558 |
| MD TOT | 1,118 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12,687 |
| TUR BU | 67,511 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172007— 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 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). "Wallace, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallace-on172007-1881/.