Wawanosh E, Ontario (1881 census)
Wawanosh E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.827°N, 81.425°W.
Population
In 1881, Wawanosh E had a population of 2,674: 1,393 male and 1,281 female residents. Population density was 37.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,651 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,078 |
| 1901 | 1,960 |
| 1911 | 1,629 |
| 1921 | 1,339 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wawanosh E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 439 |
| Number of families | 439 |
| Number of females | 1,281 |
| Number of males | 1,393 |
| Number of married females | 383 |
| Number of married males | 381 |
| Number of married persons | 764 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 2,674 |
| Total population | 2,674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 849 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,832 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 438 |
| Number of occupied houses | 439 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,016 |
| Acres of potatoes | 265 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,702 |
| BAR BU | 8,396 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,396 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 847 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 94,152 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,875 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 41,475 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,937 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,677 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 167,214 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 95,843 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 847 |
| HAY AC | 4,016 |
| HAY TONS | 4,659 |
| OAT BU | 94,152 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 41,475 |
| POT AC | 265 |
| POT BU | 32,937 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,659 |
| WHT AC | 5,702 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,677 |
| WHT WTR BU | 95,843 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 849 |
| C UNMD M | 983 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,832 |
| D OCC | 439 |
| FEMALE | 1,281 |
| GRA BU | 262 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 438 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,393 |
| MD F | 383 |
| MD M | 381 |
| MD TOT | 764 |
| NUMBER CD | 175 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,875 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 167,214 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119015— 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). "Wawanosh E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-e-on175004-1881/.