Wellington, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Wellington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 517. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981305. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 77.365°W.
Population
In 1871, Wellington, Village had a population of 517: 262 male and 255 female residents. Population density was 515.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 517 |
| 1881 | 598 |
| 1891 | 555 |
| 1901 | 652 |
| 1911 | 785 |
| 1921 | 824 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hillier, 1861 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wellington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 255 |
| Number of males | 262 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 190 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 517 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 161 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 306 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 111 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,710 |
| BWT BU | 318 |
| CRN BU | 751 |
| HAY AC | 154 |
| HAY TONS | 139 |
| OAT BU | 1,039 |
| PEA BU | 1,355 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 1,900 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,450 |
| WHT SP BU | 862 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 83 |
| AREA | 1,450 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FEMALE | 255 |
| GRA BU | 165 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 111 |
| INHABITED | 111 |
| MALE | 262 |
| MARRIED F | 95 |
| MARRIED M | 95 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 190 |
| POPULATION | 517 |
| ROOT BU | 126 |
| SINGLE F | 145 |
| SINGLE M | 161 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 306 |
| TUR BU | 21 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7981305
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_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). "Wellington, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellington-village-on059002-1871/.