Wilmot, Ontario (1881 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1881, Wilmot had a population of 5,358: 2,698 male and 2,660 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Blenheim
- Dumfries N
- Easthope N
- Easthope S
- New Hamburg, VL
- Waterloo N
- Waterloo S
- Wellesley
- Zorra E
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,358 total population, 2,698 males, 2,660 females, 1,728 married persons, 964 families, 865 married females, 863 married males, 186 widowed persons, 118 widowed females, 68 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,444 single persons under 18, 1,767 single males under 18, 1,677 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 949 inhabited houses, 949 occupied houses, 58 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 492,587 bushels of turnips, 191,214 bushels of oats, 125,792 bushels of winter wheat, 67,172 bushels of potatoes, 51,469 bushels of barley, 46,311 bushels of peas and beans, 23,232 bushels of other root crops, 10,867 bushels of spring wheat, 10,796 acres of wheat, 9,581 bushels of corn, 9,522 tons of hay, 6,792 acres of hay crops, 2,441 bushels of rye, 781 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 646 acres of potatoes, 282 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Livingston | 1838–1920 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,359 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:
ON161001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot,_Ontario
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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on161001-1881/.