Wellington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Wellington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 555. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981305. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 77.365°W.
Population
In 1891, Wellington, Village had a population of 555: 264 male and 291 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wellington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.80 |
| FAM NO | 146 |
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 291 |
| Number of males | 264 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 291 |
| POP M | 264 |
| POP TOT | 555 |
| Total population | 555 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 283 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 555 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 29 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 79 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 269 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 105 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,124 |
| Acres of hay crops | 195 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,406 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,511 |
| Acres of oats | 50 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 32 |
| BAR AC | 269 |
| BAR BU | 5,552 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,552 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,761 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 755 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,455 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,315 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| BWT BU | 1,761 |
| CRN BU | 755 |
| HAY AC | 195 |
| HAY TONS | 263 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 18 |
| Number of chickens | 1,811 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 46 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 152 |
| Number of milk cows | 88 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 154 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 232 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 143 |
| Number of sheep | 16 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 133 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| Number of turkeys | 46 |
| OAT AC | 50 |
| OAT BU | 1,455 |
| PEA BU | 4,315 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 1,255 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,805 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 263 |
| WHT AC | 32 |
| WHT FALL BU | 80 |
| WHT SP BU | 465 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,805 |
| CATTLE KS | 18 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 283 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 64 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 86 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,811 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 152 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES B | 29 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 91 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 143 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 234 |
| MILK COWS | 88 |
| NAME CD | Prince Edward |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 46 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 154 |
| OTHER FOWL | 232 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 555 |
| SHEEP | 16 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 1,406 |
| SUP FOR | 105 |
| SUP JV | 139 |
| SUP PAT | 143 |
| SUP SC | 1,124 |
| SUP TOT | 1,511 |
| SWINE | 133 |
| SWINE KS | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 955 |
| TURKEY | 46 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113009— 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 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). "Wellington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellington-village-on113009-1891/.