Wolford, Ontario (1861 census)
Wolford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,961. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 75.828°W.
Population
In 1861, Wolford had a population of 2,961: 1,571 male and 1,390 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,961 |
| 1871 | 2,550 |
| 1881 | 2,401 |
| 1891 | 2,115 |
| 1901 | 1,855 |
| 1911 | 1,447 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Wolford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,961 total population, 1,571 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,449, 1,390 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,276, 1,090 single males, 918 single females, 460 married males, 414 married females, 354 males attending school, 277 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 122, Females present who are not members of the family: 114, 65 adult males unable to read or write, 58 male births, 58 widowed females, 54 female births, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 21 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 241 males aged 5 to 10, 233 single males aged 10 to 15, 208 single males aged 15 to 20, 194 single females aged 10 to 15, 184 females aged 5 to 10, 150 single females aged 15 to 20, 132 single males aged 20 to 30, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 114 married females aged 30 to 40, 110 married males aged 30 to 40, 110 married males aged 40 to 50, 102 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 62 married males aged 60 to 70, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 50 females age 3 to 4, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 females of unknown age, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 males of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,175 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 603 persons originating in Ireland, 59 persons originating in the United States, 49 French Canadians, 37 persons originating in Scotland, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $579,346 value farms (dollars), 100,625 pounds of homemade butter, $99,092 value all livestock, 53,925 bushels of spring wheat, 46,699 bushels of potatoes, $43,730 value horses aged over 3 years, 38,086 bushels of oats, 35,825 acres of land in farms, $25,453 value farm implements in dollars, 18,553 pounds of maple sugar, 18,291 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,534 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,821 acres of farmland under crops, 10,236 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,433 bushels of peas, 6,588 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,206 bushels of corn, 4,889 bushels of buckwheat, 4,553 bushels of turnips, 4,089 bushels of carrots, 3,774 acres of spring wheat, 3,709 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,109 sheep, 2,822 pounds of hops, 2,257 tons of hay, 1,807 acres of oats, $1,656 value garden and orchard crops, 1,376 milk cows, 1,087 calves and heifers, 1,062 swine, 996 barrels of pork, 741 horses aged over 3 years, 459 acres of potatoes, 440 acres of peas, 436 bushels of rye, 426 bushels of winter wheat, 402 horses aged 3 years and under, 371 occupants of farms, 307 acres of buckwheat, 301 bushels of barley, 251 barrels of beef, 184 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 178 acres of corn, 132 bulls, oxen, or steers, 124 acres of farmland in gardens, 100 bushels of beans, 93 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 42 acres of rye, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 acres of turnips, 20 gallons of cider, 20 pounds of flax or hemp, 18 acres of barley, 18 acres of winter wheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,820 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,084 yards of flannel, 1,840 yards of fulled cloth, 211 carriages for pleasure, 38 yards of linen, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071005_1891— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolford-on074008-1861/.