Wolfe Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Wolfe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,003. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5505937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.392°W.
Population
In 1891, Wolfe Island had a population of 2,003: 1,014 male and 989 female residents. Population density was 35.9 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 1,579 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 427 |
| Number of families | 427 |
| Number of females | 989 |
| Number of males | 1,014 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 315 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 989 |
| POP M | 1,014 |
| POP TOT | 2,003 |
| Total population | 2,003 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 619 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 665 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,284 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 41 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,962 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 415 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 386 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 379 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 240 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,547 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 458 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,327 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,617 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,681 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,967 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,466 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,083 |
| Acres of oats | 3,351 |
| Acres of potatoes | 229 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 989 |
| BAR AC | 2,547 |
| BAR BU | 38,058 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 38,058 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,237 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,979 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28,373 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,306 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,538 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,509 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 1,237 |
| HAY AC | 11,967 |
| HAY TONS | 12,775 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 391 |
| Number of chickens | 10,539 |
| Number of ducks | 770 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 265 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 134 |
| Number of geese | 597 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 307 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 839 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,466 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 402 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,275 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 1,694 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,151 |
| Number of swine | 863 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 573 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,274 |
| OAT AC | 3,351 |
| OAT BU | 72,979 |
| PEA BU | 28,373 |
| POT AC | 229 |
| POT BU | 10,306 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,311 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,645 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 150,871 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,775 |
| WHT AC | 989 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,538 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 76 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 134 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| BUTTER LB | 150,871 |
| CATTLE KS | 391 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 619 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 665 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,284 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,311 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 307 |
| DUCKS | 770 |
| FAMILIES | 427 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,645 |
| FRN CA | 41 |
| GEESE | 597 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,539 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 839 |
| HOUSES | 415 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 240 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 379 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 386 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 315 |
| MD MALE | 315 |
| MD TOT | 630 |
| MILK COWS | 1,466 |
| NAME CD | Frontenac |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 134 |
| OC P | 265 |
| OC TOT | 402 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,275 |
| OTHERS | 1,962 |
| SHEEP | 1,694 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,151 |
| SUP AM | 29,466 |
| SUP FOR | 1,617 |
| SUP JV | 458 |
| SUP PAT | 6,327 |
| SUP SC | 22,681 |
| SUP TOT | 31,083 |
| SWINE | 863 |
| SWINE KS | 573 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 416 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,509 |
| TURKEY | 1,274 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5505937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontenac_Islands
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolfe-island-on064007-1891/.