Wookwamakong, Ontario (1881 census)
Wookwamakong was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 81.752°W.
Population
In 1881, Wookwamakong had a population of 1,070: 534 male and 536 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,070 |
| 1891 | 1,191 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wookwamakong shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 536 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP TOT | 1,070 |
| Total population | 1,070 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 644 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,381 |
| Acres of potatoes | 384 |
| Acres of wheat | 194 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,401 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,682 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,511 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,221 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,328 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| CRN BU | 3,401 |
| HAY AC | 1,381 |
| HAY TONS | 738 |
| OAT BU | 1,682 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,511 |
| POT AC | 384 |
| POT BU | 12,221 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 738 |
| WHT AC | 194 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,328 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 316 |
| C UNMD M | 328 |
| C UNMD TOT | 644 |
| D OCC | 217 |
| FEMALE | 536 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 217 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 534 |
| MD F | 186 |
| MD M | 188 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 116 |
| TUR BU | 333 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046063— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Wookwamakong, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wookwamakong-on182012-1881/.