Petawawa, Ontario (1871 census)
Petawawa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.889°N, 77.317°W.
Population
In 1871, Petawawa had a population of 370: 215 male and 155 female residents. Population density was 5.6 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pettawawa, Buchanan and McKay, 1861 (31.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Petewawa & McKay, 1881 (43.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Petawawa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 155 |
| Number of males | 215 |
| Number of married females | 56 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 114 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 370 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 246 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 62 |
| Number of occupied houses | 62 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 163 |
| HAY TONS | 160 |
| OAT BU | 1,981 |
| PEA BU | 667 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 4,744 |
| RYE BU | 938 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 847 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 79 |
| AREA | 40,440 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FEMALE | 155 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 62 |
| INHABITED | 62 |
| MALE | 215 |
| MARRIED F | 56 |
| MARRIED M | 58 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 114 |
| POPULATION | 370 |
| ROOT BU | 112 |
| SINGLE F | 94 |
| SINGLE M | 152 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 246 |
| TUR BU | 531 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082010— 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). "Petawawa, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petawawa-on082010-1871/.