Wilberforce, Ontario (1871 census)
Wilberforce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,955. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.613°N, 77.124°W.
Population
In 1871, Wilberforce had a population of 1,955: 1,019 male and 936 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,288 |
| 1871 | 1,955 |
| 1921 | 1,698 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Wilberforce, Algona N, 1881 (77.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wilberforce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,955 total population, 1,019 males, 936 females, 585 married persons, 325 families, 293 married males, 292 married females, 45 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,325 single persons under 18, 710 single males under 18, 615 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 325 inhabited houses, 325 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 68,176 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263150
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-on082007-1871/.