Walpole, Ontario (1881 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,854. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 80.055°W.
Population
In 1881, Walpole had a population of 5,854: 2,980 male and 2,874 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hagersville, Village, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Walpole shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,140 |
| Number of families | 1,140 |
| Number of females | 2,874 |
| Number of males | 2,980 |
| Number of married females | 962 |
| Number of married males | 962 |
| Number of married persons | 1,924 |
| Number of widowed females | 132 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 203 |
| POP TOT | 5,854 |
| Total population | 5,854 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,780 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,947 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,727 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 203 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,862 |
| BAR BU | 171,547 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 171,547 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,552 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,649 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23,961 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 180,605 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,686 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26,634 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,339 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,734 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,925 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,265 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 163,349 |
| BWT BU | 1,552 |
| CRN BU | 23,961 |
| HAY AC | 7,138 |
| HAY TONS | 7,249 |
| OAT BU | 180,605 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26,634 |
| POT AC | 203 |
| POT BU | 22,339 |
| RYE BU | 1,734 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,249 |
| WHT AC | 10,862 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,925 |
| WHT WTR BU | 163,349 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,780 |
| C UNMD M | 1,947 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,727 |
| D OCC | 1,138 |
| FEMALE | 2,874 |
| GRA BU | 2,649 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 1,137 |
| H UNINH | 46 |
| MALE | 2,980 |
| MD F | 962 |
| MD M | 962 |
| MD TOT | 1,924 |
| NUMBER CD | 146 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,686 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,265 |
| WID F | 132 |
| WID M | 71 |
| WID TOT | 203 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146001— 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 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). "Walpole, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on146001-1881/.