Shawanaga, Lake Shore, Ontario (1881 census)
Shawanaga, Lake Shore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.814°N, 80.415°W.
Population
In 1881, Shawanaga, Lake Shore had a population of 521: 282 male and 239 female residents. Population density was 0.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Shawanaga, Lake Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 239 |
| Number of males | 282 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 154 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 521 |
| Total population | 521 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 344 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 96 |
| Number of occupied houses | 96 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 95 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,408 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 176 |
| CRN BU | 246 |
| HAY AC | 95 |
| HAY TONS | 145 |
| OAT BU | 100 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 108 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,408 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 145 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 151 |
| C UNMD M | 193 |
| C UNMD TOT | 344 |
| D OCC | 96 |
| FEMALE | 239 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 96 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 282 |
| MD F | 73 |
| MD M | 81 |
| MD TOT | 154 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 105 |
| TUR BU | 176 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131017— 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). "Shawanaga, Lake Shore, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/shawanaga-lake-shore-on131017-1881/.