Woolwich, Ontario (1881 census)
Woolwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,524. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.582°N, 80.531°W.
Population
In 1881, Woolwich had a population of 5,524: 2,796 male and 2,728 female residents. Population density was 59.4 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Elmira, Village, 1891 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Woolwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,016 |
| Number of families | 1,016 |
| Number of females | 2,728 |
| Number of males | 2,796 |
| Number of married females | 882 |
| Number of married males | 881 |
| Number of married persons | 1,763 |
| Number of widowed females | 178 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 229 |
| POP TOT | 5,524 |
| Total population | 5,524 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,668 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,864 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,532 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 980 |
| Number of occupied houses | 980 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,187 |
| Acres of potatoes | 576 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,396 |
| BAR BU | 40,058 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40,058 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,027 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 192,665 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 43,643 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 62,907 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,892 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,999 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 474,130 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 96,176 |
| BWT BU | 225 |
| CRN BU | 1,027 |
| HAY AC | 6,187 |
| HAY TONS | 9,533 |
| OAT BU | 192,665 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 62,907 |
| POT AC | 576 |
| POT BU | 52,892 |
| RYE BU | 1,163 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,533 |
| WHT AC | 8,396 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,999 |
| WHT WTR BU | 96,176 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,668 |
| C UNMD M | 1,864 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,532 |
| D OCC | 980 |
| FEMALE | 2,728 |
| GRA BU | 391 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 980 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 2,796 |
| MD F | 882 |
| MD M | 881 |
| MD TOT | 1,763 |
| NUMBER CD | 162 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 43,643 |
| TUR BU | 474,130 |
| WID F | 178 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 229 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON162001— 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 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). "Woolwich, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woolwich-on162001-1881/.