Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1881 census)
Hawkesbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,082. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3128766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.507°N, 74.488°W.
Population
In 1881, Hawkesbury E had a population of 5,082: 2,555 male and 2,527 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hawkesbury E 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 5,082 total population, 2,555 males, 2,527 females, 1,561 married persons, 874 families, 781 married males, 780 married females, 158 widowed persons, 100 widowed females, 58 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,363 single persons under 18, 1,716 single males under 18, 1,647 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 872 inhabited houses, 872 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 136,814 bushels of oats, 80,584 bushels of potatoes, 64,387 bushels of peas and beans, 12,746 bushels of spring wheat, 11,373 bushels of corn, 7,809 tons of hay, 6,972 acres of hay crops, 4,953 bushels of buckwheat, 4,465 bushels of barley, 1,946 acres of wheat, 850 bushels of other root crops, 767 bushels of turnips, 571 acres of potatoes, 535 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 65 bushels of rye, 30 bushels of winter wheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Sleeman | 1841–1926 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,082 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:
ON103001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3128766
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hawkesbury
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkesbury_Est
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). "Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-e-on103001-1881/.