Wellington, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Wellington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 598. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7981305. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 77.365°W.
Population
In 1881, Wellington, Village had a population of 598: 279 male and 319 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wellington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 598 total population, 319 females, 279 males, 231 married persons, 140 families, 116 married females, 115 married males, 37 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 330 single persons under 18, 174 single females under 18, 156 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 140 inhabited houses, 140 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,810 bushels of barley, 4,587 bushels of potatoes, 4,180 bushels of corn, 1,930 bushels of oats, 569 bushels of peas and beans, 400 bushels of rye, 292 bushels of spring wheat, 225 bushels of winter wheat, 213 tons of hay, 171 acres of hay crops, 117 bushels of buckwheat, 115 bushels of other root crops, 103 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 44 acres of wheat, 39 acres of potatoes, 39 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 598 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119002— 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 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). "Wellington, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wellington-village-on119002-1881/.