Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Welland, Town—Ville was a town 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,870: 933 male and 937 female residents. Population density was 516.8 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).
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, Town—Ville, 1891 (27.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Welland, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 427 |
| Number of families | 427 |
| Number of females | 937 |
| Number of males | 933 |
| Number of married females | 362 |
| Number of married males | 362 |
| Number of married persons | 724 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 1,870 |
| Total population | 1,870 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,071 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 93 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 426 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 263 |
| BAR BU | 304 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,793 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,585 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,927 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,116 |
| BWT BU | 174 |
| CRN BU | 4,793 |
| HAY AC | 426 |
| HAY TONS | 488 |
| OAT BU | 6,585 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 214 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,927 |
| RYE BU | 341 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 488 |
| WHT AC | 263 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,116 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 522 |
| C UNMD M | 549 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,071 |
| D OCC | 413 |
| FEMALE | 937 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H INHAB | 413 |
| H UNINH | 93 |
| MALE | 933 |
| MD F | 362 |
| MD M | 362 |
| MD TOT | 724 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 359 |
| TUR BU | 128 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-town-ville-on142006-1881/.