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 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 density was 50.0 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 1881
In the 1881 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 964 |
| Number of families | 964 |
| Number of females | 2,660 |
| Number of males | 2,698 |
| Number of married females | 865 |
| Number of married males | 863 |
| Number of married persons | 1,728 |
| Number of widowed females | 118 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 186 |
| POP TOT | 5,358 |
| Total population | 5,358 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,677 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,444 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 949 |
| Number of occupied houses | 949 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,792 |
| Acres of potatoes | 646 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,796 |
| BAR BU | 51,469 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,469 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 781 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,581 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 191,214 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 23,232 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 46,311 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,172 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,441 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,867 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 492,587 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 125,792 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 9,581 |
| HAY AC | 6,792 |
| HAY TONS | 9,522 |
| OAT BU | 191,214 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 46,311 |
| POT AC | 646 |
| POT BU | 67,172 |
| RYE BU | 2,441 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,522 |
| WHT AC | 10,796 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,867 |
| WHT WTR BU | 125,792 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,677 |
| C UNMD M | 1,767 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,444 |
| D OCC | 949 |
| FEMALE | 2,660 |
| GRA BU | 781 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 949 |
| H UNINH | 58 |
| MALE | 2,698 |
| MD F | 865 |
| MD M | 863 |
| MD TOT | 1,728 |
| NUMBER CD | 161 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 23,232 |
| TUR BU | 492,587 |
| WID F | 118 |
| WID M | 68 |
| WID TOT | 186 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161001— 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 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/.