Wells, Ontario (1901 census)
Wells was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 160. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263124. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 160 |
| 1921 | 153 |
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 Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Gould, Haughton & Wells, 1911 (33.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Wells shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 160 total population, 85 males, 75 females, 56 single males, 47 single females, 32 families, 26 married males, 25 married females, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 32 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 23,300 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102099— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263124
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/.