Wardsville, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Wardsville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.663°N, 81.752°W.
Population
In 1881, Wardsville, Village had a population of 540: 260 male and 280 female residents. Population density was 538.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 539 |
| 1881 | 540 |
| 1891 | 380 |
| 1901 | 343 |
| 1911 | 240 |
| 1921 | 237 |
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, Wardsville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 280 |
| Number of males | 260 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 171 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 540 |
| Total population | 540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 167 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 347 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 96 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 224 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,834 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,620 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,385 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,471 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,232 |
| CRN BU | 5,834 |
| HAY AC | 96 |
| HAY TONS | 135 |
| OAT BU | 2,620 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,471 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 135 |
| WHT AC | 224 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,232 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 180 |
| C UNMD M | 167 |
| C UNMD TOT | 347 |
| D OCC | 108 |
| FEMALE | 280 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| H INHAB | 108 |
| MALE | 260 |
| MD F | 87 |
| MD M | 84 |
| MD TOT | 171 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,385 |
| TUR BU | 507 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Wardsville, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wardsville-village-on168002-1881/.