Pettawawa, Buchanan and McKay, Ontario (1861 census)
Pettawawa, Buchanan and McKay was a census subdivision in Renfrew County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.915°N, 77.399°W.
Population
In 1861, Pettawawa, Buchanan and McKay had a population of 383. Population density was 1.9 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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Petawawa, 1871 (31.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Pettawawa, Buchanan and McKay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 454 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 55 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 589 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 241 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 27 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 66 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of females | 509 |
| Number of females attending school | 30 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 25 |
| Number of males | 830 |
| Number of males attending school | 34 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of single females | 321 |
| Number of single males | 567 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP FX N.1 | 509 |
| POP MX N.1 | 830 |
| POP TOT | 383 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,339 |
| Total population | 383 |
Age structure (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 25 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 70 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 3 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 24 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 86 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 65 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 48 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 34 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 72 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 81 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 55 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 28 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 48 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 54 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 48 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 72 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 92 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 151 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 19 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 5 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 5 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 10 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 256 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 18 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 64 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 16 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 2 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for hire | 1 |
| Value of carriages for hire (dollars) | 40 |
Deaths & mortality (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (95 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRACES | 40 |
| C1 Males | 830 |
| C10 Deaths under 1 year M | 1 |
| C11 Deaths under 1 year F | 1 |
| C116 Ages not given M | 1 |
| C117 Ages not given F | 3 |
| C118 Ages not given Deaths M | 1 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 29 |
| C120 Married M | 251 |
| C121 Single M | 567 |
| C122 Widowed M | 12 |
| C123 Total M | 830 |
| C124 Married F | 176 |
| C125 Single F | 321 |
| C126 Widows F | 12 |
| C127 Total F | 509 |
| C128 Grand Total | 1,339 |
| C129 Deaths M | 3 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 25 |
| C130 Deaths F | 2 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 5 |
| C132 Indians M | 5 |
| C133 Indians F | 5 |
| C136 Attending School M | 34 |
| C137 Attending School F | 30 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 66 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 27 |
| C140 Deaf and Dumb M | 1 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 24 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 16 |
| C2 Females | 509 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 27 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 18 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 27 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 13 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 86 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 70 |
| C3 Total | 1,339 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 72 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 48 |
| C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M | 1 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 92 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 589 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 12 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 54 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 72 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 151 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 65 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 48 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 3 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 454 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 81 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 19 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 4 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 48 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 3 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 4 |
| C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 241 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 55 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 8 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 34 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 3 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 3 |
| C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 28 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 4 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 55 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C70 CAR HIRE | 1 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 12 |
| C71 VALUE DOL H | 40 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 13 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 2 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 4 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 25 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 1 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 1 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 1 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 1 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 20 |
| C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M | 1 |
| CD NAME | Renfrew |
| England and Wales | 13 |
| Indians | 10 |
| Ireland | 64 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 13 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 256 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Prussia German States and Holland | 18 |
| Scotland | 16 |
| United States | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096014— 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 1861 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). "Pettawawa, Buchanan and McKay, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pettawawa-buchanan-and-mckay-on096014-1861/.