Wolfe Island, Ontario (1871 census)
Wolfe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,737. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q680569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.392°W.
Population
In 1871, Wolfe Island had a population of 2,737: 1,349 male and 1,388 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,737 total population, 1,388 females, 1,349 males, 831 married persons, 469 families, 417 married females, 414 married males, 88 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,818 single persons under 18, 912 single females under 18, 906 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 465 inhabited houses, 465 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 30,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolfe-island-on065004-1871/.