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 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, VL, 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,524 total population, 2,796 males, 2,728 females, 1,763 married persons, 1,016 families, 882 married females, 881 married males, 229 widowed persons, 178 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,532 single persons under 18, 1,864 single males under 18, 1,668 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 980 inhabited houses, 980 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 474,130 bushels of turnips, 192,665 bushels of oats, 96,176 bushels of winter wheat, 62,907 bushels of peas and beans, 52,892 bushels of potatoes, 43,643 bushels of other root crops, 40,058 bushels of barley, 19,999 bushels of spring wheat, 9,533 tons of hay, 8,396 acres of wheat, 6,187 acres of hay crops, 1,163 bushels of rye, 1,027 bushels of corn, 576 acres of potatoes, 391 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 225 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Weber | 1814–1888 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,524 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:
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/.