Welland, C, Ontario (1881 census)
Welland, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,870. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.993°N, 79.242°W.
Population
In 1881, Welland, C had a population of 1,870: 933 male and 937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 731 |
| 1871 | 1,110 |
| 1881 | 1,870 |
| 1891 | 2,035 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 5,318 |
| 1921 | 8,654 |
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 Welland, C, 1891 (27.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Welland, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,870 total population, 937 females, 933 males, 724 married persons, 427 families, 362 married females, 362 married males, 75 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,071 single persons under 18, 549 single males under 18, 522 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 413 inhabited houses, 413 occupied houses, 93 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,585 bushels of oats, 4,927 bushels of potatoes, 4,793 bushels of corn, 4,116 bushels of winter wheat, 488 tons of hay, 426 acres of hay crops, 359 bushels of other root crops, 341 bushels of rye, 304 bushels of barley, 263 acres of wheat, 214 bushels of peas and beans, 174 bushels of buckwheat, 128 bushels of turnips, 100 bushels of spring wheat, 43 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,870 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:
ON142006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
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). "Welland, C, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-c-on142006-1881/.