Hawkesbury W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Hawkesbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.541°N, 74.648°W.
Population
In 1871, Hawkesbury W-O had a population of 1,977: 994 male and 983 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,665 |
| 1861 | 2,186 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,740 |
| 1901 | 1,350 |
| 1911 | 1,849 |
| 1921 | 1,675 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 350 |
| Number of females | 983 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 552 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| Total population | 1,977 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 656 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 682 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,338 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 343 |
| Number of occupied houses | 343 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,149 |
| BWT BU | 1,731 |
| CRN BU | 5,913 |
| HAY AC | 2,628 |
| HAY TONS | 2,744 |
| OAT BU | 31,015 |
| PEA BU | 2,148 |
| POT AC | 451 |
| POT BU | 80,228 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 33,740 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,762 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 829 |
| AREA | 33,740 |
| BEN BU | 962 |
| CD | 75 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 350 |
| FEMALE | 983 |
| GRA BU | 111 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 343 |
| INHABITED | 343 |
| MALE | 994 |
| MARRIED F | 275 |
| MARRIED M | 277 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 552 |
| POPULATION | 1,977 |
| ROOT BU | 1,470 |
| SINGLE F | 656 |
| SINGLE M | 682 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,338 |
| TUR BU | 2,730 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139004— 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 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 W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-w-o-on075002-1871/.