Wolford, Ontario (1891 census)
Wolford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,115. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 75.829°W.
Population
In 1891, Wolford had a population of 2,115: 1,024 male and 1,091 female residents. Population density was 23.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wolford shared boundaries with:
- Augusta
- Elizabethtown
- Elmsley
- Kitley
- Marlborough
- Merrickville, Village
- Montague
- Oxford
- Smith's Falls, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 452 |
| Number of families | 452 |
| Number of females | 1,091 |
| Number of males | 1,024 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 382 |
| Number of married persons | 767 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP F | 1,091 |
| POP M | 1,024 |
| POP TOT | 2,115 |
| Total population | 2,115 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 621 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,261 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,115 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 447 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 59 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 339 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 390 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 191 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 447 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 391 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 278 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,568 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,322 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,418 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,306 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,264 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,586 |
| Acres of oats | 4,853 |
| Acres of potatoes | 410 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 794 |
| BAR AC | 391 |
| BAR BU | 5,448 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,448 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,050 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16,552 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 68,891 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,555 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,365 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,256 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,412 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 421 |
| BWT BU | 12,050 |
| CRN BU | 16,552 |
| HAY AC | 6,306 |
| HAY TONS | 8,539 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 598 |
| Number of chickens | 14,557 |
| Number of ducks | 866 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 364 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 72 |
| Number of geese | 2,067 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 333 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 896 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,472 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 436 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,329 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 2,533 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,312 |
| Number of swine | 1,714 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,184 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,198 |
| OAT AC | 4,853 |
| OAT BU | 68,891 |
| PEA BU | 2,555 |
| POT AC | 410 |
| POT BU | 35,365 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,022 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 87,790 |
| RYE BU | 201 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,539 |
| WHT AC | 794 |
| WHT FALL BU | 421 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,256 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 114 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 134 |
| BEN BU | 274 |
| BUTTER LB | 87,790 |
| CATTLE KS | 598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 640 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 621 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,261 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,022 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 333 |
| DUCKS | 866 |
| FAMILIES | 452 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2,067 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,557 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 896 |
| HOUSES | 447 |
| HOUSES B | 59 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 390 |
| HOUSES S | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 191 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 339 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 385 |
| MD MALE | 382 |
| MD TOT | 767 |
| MILK COWS | 2,472 |
| NAME CD | Leeds and Grenville North—Nord |
| OC F | 72 |
| OC P | 364 |
| OC TOT | 436 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,329 |
| OTHERS | 2,115 |
| SHEEP | 2,533 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,312 |
| SUP AM | 28,264 |
| SUP FOR | 14,322 |
| SUP JV | 278 |
| SUP PAT | 9,568 |
| SUP SC | 18,418 |
| SUP TOT | 42,586 |
| SWINE | 1,714 |
| SWINE KS | 1,184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 447 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 9,412 |
| TURKEY | 2,198 |
| WID FEM | 66 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolford-on085007-1891/.