Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1851 census)
Hawkesbury E was a census subdivision in Prescott County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,029. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.507°N, 74.488°W.
Population
In 1851, Hawkesbury E had a population of 3,029: 1,539 male and 1,490 female residents. Population density was 32.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,029 |
| 1861 | 4,226 |
| 1871 | 4,611 |
| 1881 | 5,082 |
| 1891 | 4,896 |
| 1901 | 4,621 |
| 1911 | 4,041 |
| 1921 | 3,855 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Hawkesbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 345 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 452 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 25 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,393 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 97 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,417 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 151 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 122 |
| Number of families | 452 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 53 |
| Number of females | 1,490 |
| Number of females attending school | 232 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 5 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 48 |
| Number of males | 1,539 |
| Number of males attending school | 232 |
| Number of married females | 442 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of persons at sea | 3 |
| Number of single females | 1,016 |
| Number of single males | 1,054 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP | 3,029 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,490 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,539 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,029 |
| Total population | 3,029 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 63 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 86 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 61 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 273 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 51 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 82 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 58 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 237 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 55 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 19 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 145 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 121 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 91 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 21 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 100 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 115 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 136 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 64 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 179 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 158 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 74 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 198 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 164 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 125 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 21 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
Ethnic origin (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,190 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,251 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 36 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 281 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 224 |
| Number of persons originating in Switzerland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 25 |
Agriculture (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 112 |
| Acres of corn | 242 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,983 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,705 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,708 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 10,714 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,419 |
| Acres of oats | 1,711 |
| Acres of peas | 426 |
| Acres of potatoes | 283 |
| Acres of rye | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,261 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 875 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 197 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 972 |
| BEEF BAR | 197 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 875 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,615 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,154 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,503 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,736 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,015 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 15,955 |
| BWT AC | 112 |
| BWT BU | 1,615 |
| CRN AC | 242 |
| CRN BU | 7,154 |
| HAY TONS | 2,838 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 182 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 905 |
| Number of horses | 721 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,016 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 325 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 2,392 |
| Number of swine | 1,321 |
| OAT AC | 1,711 |
| OAT BU | 38,503 |
| PEA AC | 426 |
| PEA BU | 5,736 |
| PORK BAR | 972 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 22,015 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,860 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,604 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 1,980 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 867 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,919 |
| RYE AC | 41 |
| RYE BU | 419 |
| TOB LBS | 867 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,838 |
| WHT AC | 1,261 |
| WHT BU | 15,955 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,919 |
Manufacturing & industry (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 30,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 8 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 3 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 3 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 950 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 1,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 150 |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | 500 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,668 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,518 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 33 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 11 |
Other recorded variables (151 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 3 |
| B LBS | 64,604 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BOV | 182 |
| C F BAR | 33 |
| C H | 905 |
| C LBS | 5,860 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,539 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,490 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,029 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,417 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,393 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 122 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 97 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 151 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 25 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 5 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 4 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 48 |
| C126 MD MALE | 456 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,054 |
| C128 WID MALE | 29 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,539 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 53 |
| C130 MD FEM | 442 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,016 |
| C132 WID FEM | 32 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,490 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,029 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 7 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 11 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 55 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 232 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 232 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 5 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 51 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 82 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 86 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 30,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 49 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 58 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 3 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 58 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 63 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 150 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 53 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 61 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 237 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 273 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 198 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 179 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 1,000 |
| C42 WF P | 500 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C44 WF HANDS | 8 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 164 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 19 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 158 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 100 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 125 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 145 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 74 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 950 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 115 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 21 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 121 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 7 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 136 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 91 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 5 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 64 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 8 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 42 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 7 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 27 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 21 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 10 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 10 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 610 |
| CD NAME | Prescott |
| CH | 2 |
| CROP | 6,708 |
| CULT | 10,714 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 36 |
| FC YRDS | 2,518 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,668 |
| FLX LBS | 20 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,190 |
| GARDEN | 23 |
| HELD | 35,419 |
| HORSE | 721 |
| IRE | 281 |
| LINE NO | 284 |
| M COWS | 1,016 |
| MPLS LBS | 1,980 |
| MW BU | 20 |
| NOT FRN | 1,251 |
| NS PEI | 1 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 56 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 92 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 154 |
| O OVR 200 | 13 |
| O UNDR 10 | 5 |
| OTHER PL | 14 |
| PASTURE | 3,983 |
| SCOT | 224 |
| SHEEP | 2,392 |
| SWINE | 1,321 |
| TOT O | 325 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 210 |
| US | 25 |
| WOOD | 24,705 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON031003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139003— 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 1851 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). "Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-e-on031003-1851/.