Wilberforce, Algona N, Ontario (1881 census)
Wilberforce, Algona N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.615°N, 77.172°W.
Population
In 1881, Wilberforce, Algona N had a population of 2,406: 1,236 male and 1,170 female residents.
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 contained Wilberforce, 1871 (77.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eganville (part), Village, 1891 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wilberforce, Algona N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,406 total population, 1,236 males, 1,170 females, 692 married persons, 387 families, 347 married females, 345 married males, 75 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,639 single persons under 18, 876 single males under 18, 763 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 385 occupied houses, 384 inhabited houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 52,317 bushels of oats, 32,517 bushels of potatoes, 12,768 bushels of rye, 10,411 bushels of peas and beans, 10,012 bushels of spring wheat, 3,695 acres of hay crops, 3,334 bushels of turnips, 2,434 tons of hay, 2,185 bushels of buckwheat, 1,389 acres of wheat, 1,366 bushels of other root crops, 1,343 bushels of corn, 692 bushels of winter wheat, 323 acres of potatoes, 125 bushels of barley, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,406 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:
ON114012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114012— 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 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). "Wilberforce, Algona N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-algona-n-on114012-1881/.