Wolfe Island, Ontario (1881 census)
Wolfe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5505937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.392°W.
Population
In 1881, Wolfe Island had a population of 2,383: 1,213 male and 1,170 female residents. Population density was 42.7 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 442 |
| Number of families | 442 |
| Number of females | 1,170 |
| Number of males | 1,213 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 696 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| POP TOT | 2,383 |
| Total population | 2,383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 747 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,566 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 441 |
| Number of occupied houses | 441 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,374 |
| Acres of potatoes | 354 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,862 |
| BAR BU | 66,321 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 66,321 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,079 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,222 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,647 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 25,755 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,333 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,840 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,258 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 177 |
| BWT BU | 214 |
| CRN BU | 2,079 |
| HAY AC | 7,374 |
| HAY TONS | 6,815 |
| OAT BU | 71,222 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 25,755 |
| POT AC | 354 |
| POT BU | 23,333 |
| RYE BU | 2,840 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,815 |
| WHT AC | 2,862 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,258 |
| WHT WTR BU | 177 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| C UNMD F | 747 |
| C UNMD M | 819 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,566 |
| D OCC | 441 |
| FEMALE | 1,170 |
| GRA BU | 487 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 441 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,213 |
| MD F | 346 |
| MD M | 350 |
| MD TOT | 696 |
| NUMBER CD | 115 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,647 |
| TUR BU | 87 |
| WID F | 77 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 121 |
Identifiers
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolfe-island-on115004-1881/.