Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1871 census)
Hawkesbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.507°N, 74.488°W.
Population
In 1871, Hawkesbury E had a population of 4,611: 2,339 male and 2,272 female residents. Population density was 48.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Hawkesbury E 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 | 726 |
| Number of females | 2,272 |
| Number of males | 2,339 |
| Number of married females | 661 |
| Number of married males | 662 |
| Number of married persons | 1,323 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| Total population | 4,611 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,632 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,158 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 709 |
| Number of occupied houses | 709 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,167 |
| BWT BU | 2,775 |
| CRN BU | 5,266 |
| HAY AC | 5,099 |
| HAY TONS | 4,161 |
| OAT BU | 78,943 |
| PEA BU | 12,593 |
| POT AC | 766 |
| POT BU | 122,390 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,860 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,057 |
| WHT WTR BU | 170 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,638 |
| AREA | 47,860 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 329 |
| CD | 75 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 726 |
| FEMALE | 2,272 |
| GRA BU | 733 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 709 |
| INHABITED | 709 |
| MALE | 2,339 |
| MARRIED F | 661 |
| MARRIED M | 662 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,323 |
| POPULATION | 4,611 |
| ROOT BU | 883 |
| SINGLE F | 1,526 |
| SINGLE M | 1,632 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,158 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 130 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075001— 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 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). "Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-e-on075001-1871/.