Wardsville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Wardsville, VL 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, VL had a population of 540: 260 male and 280 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 540 total population, 280 females, 260 males, 171 married persons, 108 families, 87 married females, 84 married males, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 347 single persons under 18, 180 single females under 18, 167 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 108 inhabited houses, 108 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,834 bushels of corn, 3,232 bushels of winter wheat, 2,620 bushels of oats, 2,471 bushels of potatoes, 1,385 bushels of other root crops, 507 bushels of turnips, 224 acres of wheat, 135 tons of hay, 100 bushels of barley, 96 acres of hay crops, 83 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 540 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wardsville-vl-on168002-1881/.