Current Population and Households

Population and household numbers between census years is calculated through analysis of building permit activity and persons-per-unit values taken from the census and the development charges report.

Wellington County End of Year 2024 Population Estimates
LocationPopulation1 (including Net Census Undercount Adjustment) Households2

Wellington County

107,610

38,300

Centre Wellington

35,080

13,260

Fergus

19,200

7,370

Elora/Salem

8,590

3,370

Centre Wellington Rural

7,290

2,520

Erin

13,770

4,740

Erin Village

4,500

1,630

Hillsburgh

1,450

510

 Erin Rural

7,820

2,600

Guelph/Eramosa

14,530

4,920

Rockwood

5,770

1,980

Guelph/Eramosa Rural

8,760

2,940

Mapleton

11,500

3,340

Drayton

2,550

850

Moorefield

450

170

Mapleton Rural

8,500

2,320

Minto

9,770

3,590

Clifford

920

390

Harriston

2,320

850

Palmerston

3,280

1,270

Minto Rural

3,250

1,080

Puslinch

8,530

2,980

Aberfoyle

340

110

Morriston

610

200

 Puslinch Rural

7,580

2,670

Wellington North

14,390

5,470

Arthur

3,540

1,310

Mount Forest

6,090

2,610

Wellington North Rural

4,760

1,550

Not all values will add up due to rounding. 

1 Adjusted3 2021 census population + (building permits x PPU4

2 Based on 2021 census households + (building permits)

3 Initial census population was adjusted for undercount and existing population is adjusted annually for rate of decline (0.008 PPU per year from Wellington County DC Charges Report) 

4 PPU generated from Stats Can census data or taken from Wellington County DC Charges Report