Wilmot, Ontario (1871 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1871, Wilmot had a population of 5,811: 2,982 male and 2,829 female residents. Population density was 54.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,297 |
| 1861 | 6,173 |
| 1871 | 5,811 |
| 1881 | 5,358 |
| 1891 | 5,487 |
| 1901 | 4,944 |
| 1911 | 4,569 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Blenheim
- Dumfries N
- Easthope N
- Easthope S
- New Hamburg, Village
- Waterloo N
- Waterloo S
- Wellesley
- Zorra E
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 | 961 |
| Number of females | 2,829 |
| Number of males | 2,982 |
| Number of married females | 899 |
| Number of married males | 897 |
| Number of married persons | 1,796 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 156 |
| Total population | 5,811 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,829 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,030 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,859 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 944 |
| Number of occupied houses | 944 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 28,685 |
| BWT BU | 135 |
| CRN BU | 1,712 |
| HAY AC | 7,163 |
| HAY TONS | 9,094 |
| OAT BU | 135,194 |
| PEA BU | 45,754 |
| POT AC | 1,019 |
| POT BU | 89,297 |
| RYE BU | 1,044 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,336 |
| WHT SP BU | 49,923 |
| WHT WTR BU | 71,929 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 13,892 |
| AREA | 63,336 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 227 |
| CD | 31 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 961 |
| FEMALE | 2,829 |
| GRA BU | 790 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 944 |
| INHABITED | 944 |
| MALE | 2,982 |
| MARRIED F | 899 |
| MARRIED M | 897 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,796 |
| POPULATION | 5,811 |
| ROOT BU | 15,086 |
| SINGLE F | 1,829 |
| SINGLE M | 2,030 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,859 |
| TUR BU | 169,240 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 101 |
| WIDOWED M | 55 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 156 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON031001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004— 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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on031001-1871/.