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 Q5505937. 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 density was 49.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of families | 469 |
| Number of females | 1,388 |
| Number of males | 1,349 |
| Number of married females | 417 |
| Number of married males | 414 |
| Number of married persons | 831 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 2,737 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 912 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,818 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 465 |
| Number of occupied houses | 465 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BAR BU | 20,375 |
| BWT BU | 164 |
| CRN BU | 773 |
| HAY AC | 7,644 |
| HAY TONS | 4,964 |
| OAT BU | 37,250 |
| PEA BU | 12,167 |
| POT AC | 331 |
| POT BU | 21,241 |
| RYE BU | 342 |
| Total area (acres) | 30,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,167 |
| WHT WTR BU | 196 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| ACRES | 2,216 |
| AREA | 30,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 160 |
| CD | 65 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 469 |
| FEMALE | 1,388 |
| GRA BU | 1,188 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 465 |
| INHABITED | 465 |
| MALE | 1,349 |
| MARRIED F | 417 |
| MARRIED M | 414 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 831 |
| POPULATION | 2,737 |
| ROOT BU | 1,851 |
| SINGLE F | 912 |
| SINGLE M | 906 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,818 |
| TUR BU | 455 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
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/.