Wollaston, Ontario (1891 census)
Wollaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 771. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.861°N, 77.838°W.
Population
In 1891, Wollaston had a population of 771: 407 male and 364 female residents. Population density was 8.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wollaston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 364 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 364 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 771 |
| Total population | 771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 478 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 766 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 87 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 634 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,903 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,623 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,347 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,352 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,255 |
| Acres of oats | 463 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 214 |
| BAR AC | 54 |
| BAR BU | 557 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 557 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 918 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,916 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,902 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,037 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 921 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,516 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,318 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 118 |
| BWT BU | 918 |
| CRN BU | 295 |
| HAY AC | 1,347 |
| HAY TONS | 1,040 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 157 |
| Number of chickens | 2,235 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 132 |
| Number of milk cows | 370 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 139 |
| Number of other cattle | 381 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 365 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 293 |
| Number of swine | 176 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 170 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 463 |
| OAT BU | 5,916 |
| PEA BU | 1,902 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 13,037 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 620 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,112 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 701 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,903 |
| RYE BU | 921 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| WHT AC | 214 |
| WHT FALL BU | 118 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,516 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,903 |
| CATTLE KS | 157 |
| CHEESE LB | 620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 478 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,112 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 701 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,235 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 132 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 87 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 138 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| MILK COWS | 370 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 139 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 381 |
| OTHERS | 766 |
| SHEEP | 365 |
| SHEEP KS | 293 |
| SUP AM | 4,352 |
| SUP FOR | 17,903 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 634 |
| SUP SC | 3,623 |
| SUP TOT | 22,255 |
| SWINE | 176 |
| SWINE KS | 170 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 4,318 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074017— 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 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). "Wollaston, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wollaston-on074017-1891/.