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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 423 total population, 250 males, 173 females, 144 married persons, 93 families, 74 married males, 70 married females, 6 widowed persons, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 273 single persons under 18, 172 single males under 18, 101 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 92 inhabited houses, 92 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,818 bushels of potatoes, 4,818 bushels of turnips, 4,172 bushels of oats, 1,819 bushels of rye, 1,788 bushels of spring wheat, 585 acres of hay crops, 585 bushels of corn, 492 bushels of peas and beans, 476 tons of hay, 458 bushels of barley, 230 acres of wheat, 100 acres of potatoes, 41 bushels of other root crops, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 20 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 423 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.