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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262309. 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 density was 4.6 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 326 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 689 |
| Total population | 689 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 455 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 111 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 399 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of wheat | 113 |
| BAR BU | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,647 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,796 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,437 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 962 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,608 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 338 |
| CRN BU | 68 |
| HAY AC | 399 |
| HAY TONS | 298 |
| OAT BU | 7,647 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,796 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 6,437 |
| RYE BU | 3,158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 298 |
| WHT AC | 113 |
| WHT SP BU | 962 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 205 |
| C UNMD M | 250 |
| C UNMD TOT | 455 |
| D OCC | 116 |
| FEMALE | 326 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 111 |
| MALE | 363 |
| MD F | 108 |
| MD M | 107 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 102 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 4,608 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262309
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/.