Wellesley, Ontario (1891 census)
Wellesley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,609. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.545°N, 80.728°W.
Population
In 1891, Wellesley had a population of 5,609: 2,917 male and 2,692 female residents. Population density was 49.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wellesley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 1,031 |
| Number of families | 1,031 |
| Number of females | 2,692 |
| Number of males | 2,917 |
| Number of married females | 868 |
| Number of married males | 868 |
| Number of married persons | 1,736 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 188 |
| POP F | 2,692 |
| POP M | 2,917 |
| POP TOT | 5,609 |
| Total population | 5,609 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,714 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,971 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,685 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,606 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 1,021 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 252 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 80 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 689 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 818 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 201 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 615 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,022 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,111 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,070 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,799 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,207 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 44,341 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,273 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 53,210 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,417 |
| Acres of oats | 10,743 |
| Acres of potatoes | 466 |
| Acres of turnips | 219 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,867 |
| BAR AC | 4,111 |
| BAR BU | 92,161 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 92,161 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,189 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 285,559 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 67,399 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,279 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,444 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62,545 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 92,104 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 8,273 |
| HAY TONS | 14,001 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,181 |
| Number of chickens | 34,729 |
| Number of ducks | 708 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 760 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 148 |
| Number of geese | 1,093 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 871 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,095 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,039 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 911 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,640 |
| Number of other fowl | 69 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 157 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 312 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 339 |
| Number of sheep | 5,680 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,079 |
| Number of swine | 6,280 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,305 |
| Number of turkeys | 496 |
| OAT AC | 10,743 |
| OAT BU | 285,559 |
| PEA BU | 67,399 |
| POT AC | 466 |
| POT BU | 35,279 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,397 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,486 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,119 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 212,613 |
| RYE BU | 97 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,001 |
| WHT AC | 6,867 |
| WHT FALL BU | 92,104 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,444 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 157 |
| A 11 50 | 79 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 312 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 212,613 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,181 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,397 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,714 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,971 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,685 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 19,486 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 871 |
| DUCKS | 708 |
| FAMILIES | 1,031 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,119 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 1,093 |
| GRA BU | 1,189 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 34,729 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,095 |
| HOUSES | 1,021 |
| HOUSES B | 252 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 134 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 143 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 818 |
| HOUSES S | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 615 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 689 |
| INF 11 A | 339 |
| MD FEM | 868 |
| MD MALE | 868 |
| MD TOT | 1,736 |
| MILK COWS | 3,039 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 148 |
| OC P | 760 |
| OC TOT | 911 |
| OTHER FOWL | 69 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,640 |
| OTHERS | 5,606 |
| SHEEP | 5,680 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,079 |
| SUP AM | 53,210 |
| SUP FOR | 12,207 |
| SUP JV | 1,070 |
| SUP PAT | 7,799 |
| SUP SC | 44,341 |
| SUP TOT | 65,417 |
| SWINE | 6,280 |
| SWINE KS | 6,305 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,022 |
| TUR AC | 219 |
| TUR BU | 62,545 |
| TURKEY | 496 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 110 |
| WID MALE | 78 |
| WID TOT | 188 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellesley-on123005-1891/.