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 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 density was 16.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,288 |
| 1871 | 1,955 |
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, North—Nord, 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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 325 |
| Number of females | 936 |
| Number of males | 1,019 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 293 |
| Number of married persons | 585 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,955 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 710 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,325 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 325 |
| Number of occupied houses | 325 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 228 |
| BWT BU | 181 |
| CRN BU | 324 |
| HAY AC | 2,732 |
| HAY TONS | 2,074 |
| OAT BU | 17,364 |
| PEA BU | 3,233 |
| POT AC | 347 |
| POT BU | 29,419 |
| RYE BU | 3,608 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,176 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,880 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,976 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,220 |
| AREA | 68,176 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 539 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 325 |
| FEMALE | 936 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 325 |
| INHABITED | 325 |
| MALE | 1,019 |
| MARRIED F | 292 |
| MARRIED M | 293 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 585 |
| POPULATION | 1,955 |
| ROOT BU | 354 |
| SINGLE F | 615 |
| SINGLE M | 710 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,325 |
| TUR BU | 1,618 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082007— 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 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/.