Wells, Ontario (1901 census)
Wells was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 160. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.398°N, 83.391°W.
Population
In 1901, Wells had a population of 160: 85 male and 75 female residents. Population density was 4.2 people per square mile.
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 Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Wells shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 32 |
| Number of females | 75 |
| Number of males | 85 |
| Number of married females | 25 |
| Number of married males | 26 |
| Number of single females | 47 |
| Number of single males | 56 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP F | 75 |
| POP M | 85 |
| POP TOT | 160 |
| Total population | 160 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 32 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 23,300 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 23,300 |
| FAMILIES | 32 |
| HOUSES | 32 |
| MARRIED F | 25 |
| MARRIED M | 26 |
| SINGLE F | 47 |
| SINGLE M | 56 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Wells, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wells-on044032-1901/.