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 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 density was 53.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hawkesbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 874 |
| Number of families | 874 |
| Number of females | 2,527 |
| Number of males | 2,555 |
| Number of married females | 780 |
| Number of married males | 781 |
| Number of married persons | 1,561 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 158 |
| POP TOT | 5,082 |
| Total population | 5,082 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,647 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,716 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,363 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 872 |
| Number of occupied houses | 872 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,972 |
| Acres of potatoes | 571 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,946 |
| BAR BU | 4,465 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,465 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,953 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,373 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 136,814 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 850 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 64,387 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 80,584 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,746 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 767 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 4,953 |
| CRN BU | 11,373 |
| HAY AC | 6,972 |
| HAY TONS | 7,809 |
| OAT BU | 136,814 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 64,387 |
| POT AC | 571 |
| POT BU | 80,584 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,809 |
| WHT AC | 1,946 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,746 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,647 |
| C UNMD M | 1,716 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,363 |
| D OCC | 872 |
| FEMALE | 2,527 |
| GRA BU | 535 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 872 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 2,555 |
| MD F | 780 |
| MD M | 781 |
| MD TOT | 1,561 |
| NUMBER CD | 103 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 850 |
| TUR BU | 767 |
| WID F | 100 |
| WID M | 58 |
| WID TOT | 158 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103001— 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 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/.