Woolwich, Ontario (1871 census)
Woolwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.582°N, 80.531°W.
Population
In 1871, Woolwich had a population of 5,569: 2,869 male and 2,700 female residents. Population density was 59.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,092 |
| 1861 | 5,256 |
| 1871 | 5,569 |
| 1881 | 5,524 |
| 1891 | 4,838 |
| 1901 | 4,318 |
| 1911 | 4,051 |
| 1921 | 3,805 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Woolwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 959 |
| Number of females | 2,700 |
| Number of males | 2,869 |
| Number of married females | 845 |
| Number of married males | 848 |
| Number of married persons | 1,693 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 142 |
| Total population | 5,569 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,767 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,967 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,734 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 958 |
| Number of occupied houses | 958 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,412 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 583 |
| HAY AC | 5,892 |
| HAY TONS | 8,386 |
| OAT BU | 84,360 |
| PEA BU | 46,491 |
| POT AC | 843 |
| POT BU | 85,568 |
| RYE BU | 1,006 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 48,449 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34,568 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,145 |
| AREA | 59,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 243 |
| CD | 32 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 959 |
| FEMALE | 2,700 |
| GRA BU | 738 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 958 |
| INHABITED | 958 |
| MALE | 2,869 |
| MARRIED F | 845 |
| MARRIED M | 848 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,693 |
| POPULATION | 5,569 |
| ROOT BU | 18,662 |
| SINGLE F | 1,767 |
| SINGLE M | 1,967 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,734 |
| TUR BU | 369,177 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 88 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Woolwich, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woolwich-on032002-1871/.