Hawkesbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Hawkesbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.541°N, 74.648°W.
Population
In 1891, Hawkesbury W-O had a population of 2,740: 1,377 male and 1,363 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vankleek Hill, T-V, 1901 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hawkesbury W-O 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 2,740 total population, 1,377 males, 1,363 females, 813 married persons, 504 families, 407 married males, 406 married females, 123 widowed persons, 95 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,804 single persons under 18, 942 single males under 18, 862 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,676 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,064 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 490 houses, 490 occupied houses, 330 houses built of wood, 327 houses of 1 story, 224 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 157 houses of 2 stories, 138 houses built of brick, 60 houses of 2 rooms, 51 houses of 3 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 34 uninhabited houses, 22 houses built of stone, 19 houses of 1 room, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 67,848 pounds of homemade butter, 44,478 bushels of potatoes, 42,587 bushels of oats, 25,693 acres of land in farms, 18,716 bushels of corn, 16,479 acres of improved land in farms, 9,214 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,171 acres of farmland under crops, 8,720 chickens, 8,158 bushels of spring wheat, 7,039 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,630 bushels of turnips, 5,448 tons of hay, 4,810 bushels of barley, 4,631 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,484 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,079 acres of hay crops, 3,403 bushels of peas, 1,967 acres of oats, 1,859 milk cows, 1,621 bushels of buckwheat, 1,165 bushels of beans, 974 other cattle, 961 cattle killed or sold, 944 sheep, 824 swine slaughtered or sold, 758 sheep slaughtered or sold, 723 horses aged over 3 years, 696 acres of wheat, 564 swine, 553 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 399 occupants of farms, 323 farm occupants who own their land, 308 acres of potatoes, 272 horses aged 3 years and under, 269 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 240 acres of barley, 190 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 165 geese, 163 turkeys, 114 ducks, 79 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 63 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 bushels of rye, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of winter wheat, 21 other fowl, 20 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112004— 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 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 W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hawkesbury-w-o-on112004-1891/.