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 density was 26.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wolford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 462 |
| Number of families | 462 |
| Number of females | 1,202 |
| Number of males | 1,199 |
| Number of married females | 387 |
| Number of married males | 391 |
| Number of married persons | 778 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,401 |
| Total population | 2,401 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 746 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,531 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 461 |
| Number of occupied houses | 461 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,499 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,327 |
| BAR BU | 6,551 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,551 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,281 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,961 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 102,855 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,298 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,465 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,926 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,289 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,661 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,946 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,041 |
| BWT BU | 6,281 |
| CRN BU | 8,961 |
| HAY AC | 4,499 |
| HAY TONS | 4,962 |
| OAT BU | 102,855 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,465 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 46,926 |
| RYE BU | 5,289 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,962 |
| WHT AC | 1,327 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,661 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,041 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 746 |
| C UNMD M | 785 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,531 |
| D OCC | 461 |
| FEMALE | 1,202 |
| GRA BU | 141 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 461 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 1,199 |
| MD F | 387 |
| MD M | 391 |
| MD TOT | 778 |
| NUMBER CD | 107 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,298 |
| TUR BU | 2,946 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107003— 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 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/.