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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 771 total population, 407 males, 364 females, 276 married persons, 151 families, 138 married females, 138 married males, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 478 single persons under 18, 263 single males under 18, 215 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 766 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 151 houses, 151 occupied houses, 150 houses built of wood, 87 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 1 room, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,255 acres of land in farms, 19,903 pounds of homemade butter, 17,903 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,037 bushels of potatoes, 5,916 bushels of oats, 4,352 acres of improved land in farms, 4,318 bushels of turnips, 3,623 acres of farmland under crops, 2,235 chickens, 1,902 bushels of peas, 1,516 bushels of spring wheat, 1,347 acres of hay crops, 1,112 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,040 tons of hay, 921 bushels of rye, 918 bushels of buckwheat, 701 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 634 acres of farmland in pasture, 620 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 557 bushels of barley, 463 acres of oats, 381 other cattle, 370 milk cows, 365 sheep, 295 bushels of corn, 293 sheep slaughtered or sold, 214 acres of wheat, 176 swine, 170 acres of potatoes, 170 swine slaughtered or sold, 157 cattle killed or sold, 139 occupants of farms, 132 horses aged over 3 years, 129 farm occupants who own their land, 118 bushels of winter wheat, 95 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 oxen, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 acres of barley, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 geese, 31 bushels of beans, 30 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 ducks, 14 turkeys, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.