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Wolfe Island, Ontario (1851–1911)
Wolfe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q680569, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,654 in 1851 to 1,612 in 1911).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Garden Island, Village in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,654 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,601 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,737 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,383 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,003 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,796 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,612 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069017— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.