Hawkesbury, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Hawkesbury, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,920. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2573770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.603°N, 74.599°W.
Population
In 1881, Hawkesbury, Village had a population of 1,920: 977 male and 943 female residents. Population density was 1914.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hawkesbury, Village 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 | 327 |
| Number of families | 327 |
| Number of females | 943 |
| Number of males | 977 |
| Number of married females | 306 |
| Number of married males | 304 |
| Number of married persons | 610 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,920 |
| Total population | 1,920 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 655 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,260 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 320 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 574 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 65 |
| BAR BU | 405 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,847 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,490 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,058 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 928 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,680 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,075 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 399 |
| CRN BU | 1,847 |
| HAY AC | 574 |
| HAY TONS | 738 |
| OAT BU | 8,490 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 928 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 10,680 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 738 |
| WHT AC | 65 |
| WHT SP BU | 589 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 605 |
| C UNMD M | 655 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,260 |
| D OCC | 320 |
| FEMALE | 943 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 320 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 977 |
| MD F | 306 |
| MD M | 304 |
| MD TOT | 610 |
| NUMBER CD | 103 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,058 |
| TUR BU | 4,075 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103003— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-village-on103003-1881/.