Wollaston, Ontario (1901 census)
Wollaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.861°N, 77.838°W.
Population
In 1901, Wollaston had a population of 834: 442 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 9.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 423 |
| 1891 | 771 |
| 1901 | 834 |
| 1911 | 911 |
| 1921 | 816 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Wollaston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 442 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of single females | 231 |
| Number of single males | 293 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 442 |
| POP TOT | 834 |
| Total population | 834 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 151 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 59,200 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 59,200 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| MARRIED F | 144 |
| MARRIED M | 145 |
| SINGLE F | 231 |
| SINGLE M | 293 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263177
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Wollaston, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wollaston-on071017-1901/.