Petawawa, W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Petawawa, W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.852°N, 78.624°W.
Population
In 1871, Petawawa, W-O had a population of 4. Population density was 0.0 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 Nipissing, 1861 (4.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Petawawa, W-O shared boundaries with:
- Madaouaska, W-O
- Madawaska, E
- Maganetawan
- Mataouan, W-O
- Matawan, S
- Petawawa, Centre
- Petawawa, N
- Petawawa, S
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2 |
| Number of males | 4 |
| Total population | 4 |
Age structure (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single males under 18 | 4 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 30 |
| OAT BU | 560 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 510 |
| Total area (acres) | 601,920 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 601,920 |
| CD | 83 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1 |
| INHABITED | 1 |
| MALE | 4 |
| POPULATION | 4 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE M | 4 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083007— 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, W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petawawa-w-o-on083007-1871/.