Wolford, Ontario (1881 census)
Wolford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 75.828°W.
Population
In 1881, Wolford had a population of 2,401: 1,199 male and 1,202 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wolford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,401 total population, 1,202 females, 1,199 males, 778 married persons, 462 families, 391 married males, 387 married females, 92 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,531 single persons under 18, 785 single males under 18, 746 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 461 inhabited houses, 461 occupied houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 102,855 bushels of oats, 46,926 bushels of potatoes, 8,961 bushels of corn, 7,298 bushels of other root crops, 6,661 bushels of spring wheat, 6,551 bushels of barley, 6,465 bushels of peas and beans, 6,281 bushels of buckwheat, 5,289 bushels of rye, 4,962 tons of hay, 4,499 acres of hay crops, 2,946 bushels of turnips, 1,327 acres of wheat, 1,041 bushels of winter wheat, 496 acres of potatoes, 141 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,402 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107003— 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 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). "Wolford, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wolford-on107003-1881/.