Wolford, Ontario (1871 census)
Wolford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 75.828°W.
Population
In 1871, Wolford had a population of 2,550: 1,282 male and 1,268 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,259 |
| 1861 | 2,961 |
| 1871 | 2,550 |
| 1881 | 2,401 |
| 1891 | 2,115 |
| 1901 | 1,855 |
| 1911 | 1,447 |
| 1921 | 1,296 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wolford shared boundaries with:
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 | 454 |
| Number of females | 1,268 |
| Number of males | 1,282 |
| Number of married females | 383 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 762 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| Total population | 2,550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 825 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 881 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,706 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 449 |
| Number of occupied houses | 449 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,465 |
| BWT BU | 2,399 |
| CRN BU | 3,120 |
| HAY AC | 4,832 |
| HAY TONS | 4,318 |
| OAT BU | 53,247 |
| PEA BU | 7,226 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 46,622 |
| RYE BU | 1,062 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,097 |
| WHT WTR BU | 666 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,827 |
| AREA | 49,360 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 307 |
| CD | 70 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 454 |
| FEMALE | 1,268 |
| GRA BU | 179 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 449 |
| INHABITED | 449 |
| MALE | 1,282 |
| MARRIED F | 383 |
| MARRIED M | 379 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 762 |
| POPULATION | 2,550 |
| ROOT BU | 5,363 |
| SINGLE F | 825 |
| SINGLE M | 881 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,706 |
| TUR BU | 960 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Wolford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolford-on070003-1871/.