Wellesley, Ontario (1881 census)
Wellesley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.545°N, 80.728°W.
Population
In 1881, Wellesley had a population of 5,752: 2,963 male and 2,789 female residents. Population density was 50.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wellesley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,050 |
| Number of families | 1,050 |
| Number of females | 2,789 |
| Number of males | 2,963 |
| Number of married females | 899 |
| Number of married males | 897 |
| Number of married persons | 1,796 |
| Number of widowed females | 125 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 183 |
| POP TOT | 5,752 |
| Total population | 5,752 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,765 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,008 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,773 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,041 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,042 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,713 |
| Acres of potatoes | 641 |
| Acres of wheat | 14,806 |
| BAR BU | 41,007 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 41,007 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 784 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 191,567 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25,464 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 64,967 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,155 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40,690 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 108,626 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 97,319 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 323 |
| HAY AC | 6,713 |
| HAY TONS | 8,700 |
| OAT BU | 191,567 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 64,967 |
| POT AC | 641 |
| POT BU | 58,155 |
| RYE BU | 499 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,700 |
| WHT AC | 14,806 |
| WHT SP BU | 40,690 |
| WHT WTR BU | 97,319 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,765 |
| C UNMD M | 2,008 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,773 |
| D OCC | 1,042 |
| FEMALE | 2,789 |
| GRA BU | 784 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,041 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 2,963 |
| MD F | 899 |
| MD M | 897 |
| MD TOT | 1,796 |
| NUMBER CD | 162 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25,464 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 108,626 |
| WID F | 125 |
| WID M | 58 |
| WID TOT | 183 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON162002— 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 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). "Wellesley, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellesley-on162002-1881/.