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 density was 53.8 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).
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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 504 |
| Number of families | 504 |
| Number of females | 1,363 |
| Number of males | 1,377 |
| Number of married females | 406 |
| Number of married males | 407 |
| Number of married persons | 813 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| POP F | 1,363 |
| POP M | 1,377 |
| POP TOT | 2,740 |
| Total population | 2,740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 862 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 942 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,804 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,064 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,676 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 490 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 138 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 330 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 157 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 224 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 490 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 240 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 269 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,039 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,214 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,171 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,079 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,479 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,693 |
| Acres of oats | 1,967 |
| Acres of potatoes | 308 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 696 |
| BAR AC | 240 |
| BAR BU | 4,810 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,810 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,621 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,716 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,587 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,403 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,478 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,158 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,630 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 1,621 |
| CRN BU | 18,716 |
| HAY AC | 4,079 |
| HAY TONS | 5,448 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 961 |
| Number of chickens | 8,720 |
| Number of ducks | 114 |
| Number of employees on farms | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 323 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 165 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 272 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 723 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,859 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 399 |
| Number of other cattle | 974 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 190 |
| Number of sheep | 944 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 758 |
| Number of swine | 564 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 824 |
| Number of turkeys | 163 |
| OAT AC | 1,967 |
| OAT BU | 42,587 |
| PEA BU | 3,403 |
| POT AC | 308 |
| POT BU | 44,478 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,631 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,484 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 553 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 67,848 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,448 |
| WHT AC | 696 |
| WHT FALL BU | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,158 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 79 |
| BEN BU | 1,165 |
| BUTTER LB | 67,848 |
| CATTLE KS | 961 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,631 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 862 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 942 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,804 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,484 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 272 |
| DUCKS | 114 |
| FAMILIES | 504 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 553 |
| FRN CA | 1,064 |
| GEESE | 165 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,720 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 723 |
| HOUSES | 490 |
| HOUSES B | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 224 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 330 |
| INF 11 A | 190 |
| MD FEM | 406 |
| MD MALE | 407 |
| MD TOT | 813 |
| MILK COWS | 1,859 |
| NAME CD | Prescott |
| OC E | 13 |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 323 |
| OC TOT | 399 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 974 |
| OTHERS | 1,676 |
| SHEEP | 944 |
| SHEEP KS | 758 |
| SUP AM | 16,479 |
| SUP FOR | 9,214 |
| SUP JV | 269 |
| SUP PAT | 7,039 |
| SUP SC | 9,171 |
| SUP TOT | 25,693 |
| SWINE | 564 |
| SWINE KS | 824 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 490 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 6,630 |
| TURKEY | 163 |
| WID FEM | 95 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112004— 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 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/.