Hawkesbury E, Ontario (1891 census)
Hawkesbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,896. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3128766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.507°N, 74.488°W.
Population
In 1891, Hawkesbury E had a population of 4,896: 2,468 male and 2,428 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hawkesbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,896 total population, 2,468 males, 2,428 females, 1,488 married persons, 831 families, 746 married males, 742 married females, 166 widowed persons, 111 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,242 single persons under 18, 1,667 single males under 18, 1,575 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,253 French Canadians, 1,643 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 803 houses, 803 occupied houses, 783 houses of 1 story, 677 houses built of wood, 237 houses of 3 rooms, 205 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 137 houses of 4 rooms, 111 houses of 2 rooms, 106 houses built of brick, 61 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 1 room, 31 uninhabited houses, 20 houses built of stone, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 147,747 bushels of oats, 103,289 pounds of homemade butter, 78,618 bushels of potatoes, 53,244 acres of land in farms, 44,256 acres of improved land in farms, 28,928 acres of farmland under crops, 18,047 bushels of spring wheat, 17,545 bushels of corn, 17,346 chickens, 15,136 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,013 tons of hay, 11,048 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,852 acres of hay crops, 8,988 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,756 bushels of barley, 7,930 acres of oats, 3,845 milk cows, 3,241 bushels of buckwheat, 2,386 sheep, 2,101 other cattle, 1,796 acres of wheat, 1,783 swine, 1,769 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,524 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,454 horses aged over 3 years, 1,073 bushels of beans, 1,024 turkeys, 946 bushels of turnips, 876 geese, 847 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 832 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 826 cattle killed or sold, 703 horses aged 3 years and under, 685 occupants of farms, 634 farm occupants who own their land, 571 acres of barley, 535 acres of potatoes, 247 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 211 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 192 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 189 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 188 ducks, 115 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 98 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of rye, 16.14 bushels of peas, 11 other fowl, 7 oxen, 4 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Sleeman | 1841–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-e-on112003-1891/.