Wallaceburg, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Wallaceburg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7962941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.605°N, 82.373°W.
Population
In 1881, Wallaceburg, T-V had a population of 1,525: 815 male and 710 female residents. Population density was 1520.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,525 |
| 1891 | 2,726 |
| 1901 | 2,763 |
| 1911 | 3,438 |
| 1921 | 4,006 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Chatham, 1871 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wallaceburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 326 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 710 |
| Number of males | 815 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 555 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,525 |
| Total population | 1,525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 399 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 909 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 322 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 70 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 212 |
| BAR BU | 415 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,153 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,793 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,635 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,921 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 1,153 |
| HAY AC | 70 |
| HAY TONS | 98 |
| OAT BU | 2,793 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 83 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,635 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 98 |
| WHT AC | 212 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,921 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 399 |
| C UNMD M | 510 |
| C UNMD TOT | 909 |
| D OCC | 322 |
| FEMALE | 710 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 322 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 815 |
| MD F | 276 |
| MD M | 279 |
| MD TOT | 555 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 805 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7962941
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaceburg
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). "Wallaceburg, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallaceburg-t-v-on180008-1881/.