Petewawa & McKay, Ontario (1881 census)
Petewawa & McKay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.873°N, 77.399°W.
Population
In 1881, Petewawa & McKay had a population of 689: 363 male and 326 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 689 |
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 1,067 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Petawawa, 1871 (43.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Petewawa & McKay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 689 total population, 363 males, 326 females, 215 married persons, 116 families, 108 married females, 107 married males, 19 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 455 single persons under 18, 250 single males under 18, 205 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 116 occupied houses, 111 inhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,647 bushels of oats, 6,437 bushels of potatoes, 4,608 bushels of turnips, 3,158 bushels of rye, 1,796 bushels of peas and beans, 962 bushels of spring wheat, 399 acres of hay crops, 338 bushels of buckwheat, 298 tons of hay, 113 acres of wheat, 102 bushels of other root crops, 75 acres of potatoes, 68 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 6 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 689 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:
ON114007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008_1881_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). "Petewawa & McKay, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petewawa-mckay-on114007-1881/.