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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,651 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,674 total population, 1,393 males, 1,281 females, 764 married persons, 439 families, 383 married females, 381 married males, 78 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,832 single persons under 18, 983 single males under 18, 849 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 439 occupied houses, 438 inhabited houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 167,214 bushels of turnips, 95,843 bushels of winter wheat, 94,152 bushels of oats, 41,475 bushels of peas and beans, 32,937 bushels of potatoes, 17,677 bushels of spring wheat, 8,396 bushels of barley, 7,875 bushels of other root crops, 5,702 acres of wheat, 4,659 tons of hay, 4,016 acres of hay crops, 847 bushels of corn, 265 acres of potatoes, 262 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,675 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:
ON175004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119015_1911— 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/.