Wolfe Island, Ontario (1901 census)
Wolfe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,796. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q680569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.392°W.
Population
In 1901, Wolfe Island had a population of 1,796: 899 male and 897 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,654 |
| 1861 | 3,601 |
| 1871 | 2,737 |
| 1881 | 2,383 |
| 1891 | 2,003 |
| 1901 | 1,796 |
| 1911 | 1,612 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,796 total population, 899 males, 897 females, 581 single males, 532 single females, 384 families, 297 married females, 287 married males, 68 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 377 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 34,806 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q680569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Wolfe
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Wolfe Island, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolfe-island-on061007-1901/.