Wiarton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Wiarton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 796. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.726°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1881, Wiarton, Village had a population of 796: 406 male and 390 female residents. Population density was 793.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 796 |
| 1891 | 1,984 |
| 1901 | 2,443 |
| 1911 | 2,266 |
| 1921 | 1,726 |
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 Amabel, 1871 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wiarton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 390 |
| Number of males | 406 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 796 |
| Total population | 796 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 510 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 154 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 194 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR BU | 17 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,078 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,110 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 860 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 194 |
| HAY TONS | 200 |
| OAT BU | 1,361 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,078 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 3,110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 200 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT SP BU | 561 |
| WHT WTR BU | 860 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 247 |
| C UNMD M | 263 |
| C UNMD TOT | 510 |
| D OCC | 154 |
| FEMALE | 390 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 154 |
| MALE | 406 |
| MD F | 135 |
| MD M | 141 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 331 |
| TUR BU | 670 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton_(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). "Wiarton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wiarton-village-on177009-1881/.