Wingham, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Wingham, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,918. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4249510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.885°N, 81.302°W.
Population
In 1881, Wingham, T-V had a population of 1,918: 975 male and 943 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 2,167 |
| 1901 | 2,392 |
| 1911 | 2,238 |
| 1921 | 2,092 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Turnberry, 1871 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wingham, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,918 total population, 975 males, 943 females, 658 married persons, 379 families, 331 married females, 327 married males, 59 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,201 single persons under 18, 622 single males under 18, 579 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 379 inhabited houses, 379 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,605 bushels of potatoes, 1,352 bushels of turnips, 988 bushels of oats, 468 bushels of other root crops, 380 bushels of winter wheat, 118 tons of hay, 72 acres of hay crops, 70 bushels of spring wheat, 22 acres of wheat, 21 bushels of corn, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 14 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,918 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:
ON175008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4249510
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham_(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). "Wingham, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wingham-t-v-on175008-1881/.