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 density was 596.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wellington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 319 |
| Number of males | 279 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 231 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 598 |
| Total population | 598 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 330 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 140 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 44 |
| BAR BU | 8,810 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,810 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,180 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,930 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 569 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,587 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| BWT BU | 117 |
| CRN BU | 4,180 |
| HAY AC | 171 |
| HAY TONS | 213 |
| OAT BU | 1,930 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 569 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,587 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 213 |
| WHT AC | 44 |
| WHT SP BU | 292 |
| WHT WTR BU | 225 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 174 |
| C UNMD M | 156 |
| C UNMD TOT | 330 |
| D OCC | 140 |
| FEMALE | 319 |
| GRA BU | 103 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 140 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 279 |
| MD F | 116 |
| MD M | 115 |
| MD TOT | 231 |
| NUMBER CD | 119 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 115 |
| TUR BU | 39 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
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/.