Wilberforce, Algona N, Ontario (1881 census)
Wilberforce, Algona N was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 387 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 1,170 |
| Number of males | 1,236 |
| Number of married females | 347 |
| Number of married males | 345 |
| Number of married persons | 692 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 2,406 |
| Total population | 2,406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 763 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,639 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 384 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,695 |
| Acres of potatoes | 323 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,389 |
| BAR BU | 125 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,185 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,343 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,317 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,366 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,411 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,517 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12,768 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,012 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,334 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 692 |
| BWT BU | 2,185 |
| CRN BU | 1,343 |
| HAY AC | 3,695 |
| HAY TONS | 2,434 |
| OAT BU | 52,317 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,411 |
| POT AC | 323 |
| POT BU | 32,517 |
| RYE BU | 12,768 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,434 |
| WHT AC | 1,389 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,012 |
| WHT WTR BU | 692 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 763 |
| C UNMD M | 876 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,639 |
| D OCC | 385 |
| FEMALE | 1,170 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 384 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 1,236 |
| MD F | 347 |
| MD M | 345 |
| MD TOT | 692 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,366 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,334 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
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/.