Wolford, Ontario (1911 census)
Wolford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 75.829°W.
Population
In 1911, Wolford had a population of 1,447: 714 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 15.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Wolford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,855 |
| POP F | 733 |
| POP M | 714 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 16.59 |
| POP TOT | 1,447 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 282 |
| AREA ACRES | 55,824 |
| AREA SQ MI | 87.22 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 264 |
| BRIT IRISH | 984 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 161 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 357 |
| F MARRIED | 285 |
| F SINGLE | 385 |
| F WIDOWED | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 359 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 11 |
| INDIAN | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 291 |
| M SINGLE | 400 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 893 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 123 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 129 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolford-on071005-1911/.