Hawkesbury W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Hawkesbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.541°N, 74.648°W.
Population
In 1881, Hawkesbury W-O had a population of 2,360: 1,195 male and 1,165 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,186 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,740 |
| 1901 | 1,350 |
| 1911 | 1,849 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,360 total population, 1,195 males, 1,165 females, 718 married persons, 427 families, 364 married females, 354 married males, 122 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,520 single persons under 18, 809 single males under 18, 711 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 408 inhabited houses, 408 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 47,379 bushels of potatoes, 46,195 bushels of oats, 9,635 bushels of corn, 7,571 bushels of peas and beans, 6,397 bushels of turnips, 5,272 bushels of spring wheat, 5,126 bushels of other root crops, 3,607 tons of hay, 3,027 bushels of barley, 2,832 acres of hay crops, 2,039 bushels of buckwheat, 711 acres of wheat, 289 acres of potatoes, 112 bushels of rye, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,360 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114004_1901— 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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-w-o-on103002-1881/.