Hawkesbury, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Hawkesbury, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,671. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2573770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.603°N, 74.599°W.
Population
In 1871, Hawkesbury, Village had a population of 1,671: 867 male and 804 female residents. Population density was 1666.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,259 |
| 1871 | 1,671 |
| 1881 | 1,920 |
| 1891 | 2,042 |
| 1901 | 4,150 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 5,544 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 804 |
| Number of males | 867 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 522 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,671 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 582 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,102 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 273 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 43 |
| BWT BU | 197 |
| CRN BU | 1,498 |
| HAY AC | 627 |
| HAY TONS | 690 |
| OAT BU | 8,043 |
| PEA BU | 406 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 19,312 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 7,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 934 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 109 |
| AREA | 7,200 |
| BEN BU | 134 |
| CD | 75 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 298 |
| FEMALE | 804 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 273 |
| INHABITED | 273 |
| MALE | 867 |
| MARRIED F | 260 |
| MARRIED M | 262 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 522 |
| POPULATION | 1,671 |
| ROOT BU | 654 |
| SINGLE F | 520 |
| SINGLE M | 582 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,102 |
| TUR BU | 5,481 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2573770
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkesbury,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkesbury
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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-village-on075003-1871/.