Walpole, Ontario (1871 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 80.055°W.
Population
In 1871, Walpole had a population of 5,477: 2,834 male and 2,643 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Walpole shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,477 total population, 2,834 males, 2,643 females, 1,690 married persons, 972 families, 850 married males, 840 married females, 164 widowed persons, 110 widowed females, 54 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,623 single persons under 18, 1,930 single males under 18, 1,693 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 960 occupied houses, 959 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 68,540 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Walpole, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on017001-1871/.