Wollaston, Ontario (1881 census)
Wollaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 423. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.861°N, 77.838°W.
Population
In 1881, Wollaston had a population of 423: 250 male and 173 female residents. Population density was 4.6 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel, 1871 (25.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wollaston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 93 |
| Number of families | 93 |
| Number of females | 173 |
| Number of males | 250 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of married persons | 144 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP TOT | 423 |
| Total population | 423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 101 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 172 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 273 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 92 |
| Number of occupied houses | 92 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 585 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of wheat | 230 |
| BAR BU | 458 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 458 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,172 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 492 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,818 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,819 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,788 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,818 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 585 |
| HAY AC | 585 |
| HAY TONS | 476 |
| OAT BU | 4,172 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 492 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 6,818 |
| RYE BU | 1,819 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 476 |
| WHT AC | 230 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,788 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 101 |
| C UNMD M | 172 |
| C UNMD TOT | 273 |
| D OCC | 92 |
| FEMALE | 173 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H INHAB | 92 |
| MALE | 250 |
| MD F | 70 |
| MD M | 74 |
| MD TOT | 144 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 41 |
| TUR BU | 4,818 |
| WID F | 2 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122007— 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 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). "Wollaston, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wollaston-on122007-1881/.