Wellesley, Ontario (1871 census)
Wellesley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,710. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.545°N, 80.728°W.
Population
In 1871, Wellesley had a population of 5,710: 2,981 male and 2,729 female residents. Population density was 50.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,546 |
| 1861 | 5,888 |
| 1871 | 5,710 |
| 1881 | 5,752 |
| 1891 | 5,609 |
| 1901 | 5,051 |
| 1911 | 4,757 |
| 1921 | 4,466 |
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, Wellesley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 961 |
| Number of females | 2,729 |
| Number of males | 2,981 |
| Number of married females | 874 |
| Number of married males | 876 |
| Number of married persons | 1,750 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| Total population | 5,710 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,742 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,066 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,808 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 946 |
| Number of occupied houses | 946 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21,694 |
| BWT BU | 51 |
| CRN BU | 169 |
| HAY AC | 6,763 |
| HAY TONS | 7,916 |
| OAT BU | 126,911 |
| PEA BU | 44,007 |
| POT AC | 811 |
| POT BU | 65,664 |
| RYE BU | 405 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,863 |
| WHT SP BU | 99,720 |
| WHT WTR BU | 26,870 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 12,460 |
| AREA | 66,863 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 32 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 961 |
| FEMALE | 2,729 |
| GRA BU | 591 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 946 |
| INHABITED | 946 |
| MALE | 2,981 |
| MARRIED F | 874 |
| MARRIED M | 876 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,750 |
| POPULATION | 5,710 |
| ROOT BU | 13,016 |
| SINGLE F | 1,742 |
| SINGLE M | 2,066 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,808 |
| TUR BU | 32,195 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 113 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7981233
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellesley,_Ontario
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). "Wellesley, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellesley-on032001-1871/.