Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Welland, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.993°N, 79.242°W.
Population
In 1871, Welland, Town—Ville had a population of 1,110: 554 male and 556 female residents. Population density was 306.7 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Welland, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 228 |
| Number of females | 556 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 411 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,110 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 650 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 107 |
| CRN BU | 358 |
| HAY AC | 144 |
| HAY TONS | 119 |
| OAT BU | 315 |
| PEA BU | 62 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 990 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,130 |
| WHT SP BU | 13 |
| WHT WTR BU | 390 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 58 |
| AREA | 1,130 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 228 |
| FEMALE | 556 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 225 |
| MALE | 554 |
| MARRIED F | 206 |
| MARRIED M | 205 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 411 |
| POPULATION | 1,110 |
| ROOT BU | 60 |
| SINGLE F | 315 |
| SINGLE M | 335 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 650 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019006— 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 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). "Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-town-ville-on019006-1871/.