Wawanosh, Ontario (1851 census)
Wawanosh was a census subdivision in Huron County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.847°N, 81.475°W.
Population
In 1851, Wawanosh had a population of 722: 380 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 5.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 722 |
| 1861 | 3,151 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Wawanosh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 239 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 132 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 2 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 335 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 7 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 377 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 3 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 14 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of females attending school | 19 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of males | 380 |
| Number of males attending school | 28 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of single females | 213 |
| Number of single males | 256 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP | 722 |
| POP FX N.1 | 342 |
| POP MX N.1 | 380 |
| POP XX N.1 | 722 |
| Total population | 722 |
Age structure (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 19 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 65 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 14 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 57 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 60 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 33 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 48 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 304 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 23 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 278 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 117 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 1 |
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 120 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,497 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,114 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,249 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,746 |
| Acres of oats | 225 |
| Acres of peas | 88 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of rye | 6 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 446 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 19 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 28 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 88 |
| BEEF BAR | 28 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,014 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 933 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,095 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,864 |
| BWT AC | 1 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY TONS | 217 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 304 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 140 |
| Number of horses | 21 |
| Number of milk cows | 185 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 282 |
| Number of swine | 315 |
| OAT AC | 225 |
| OAT BU | 6,014 |
| PEA AC | 88 |
| PEA BU | 933 |
| PORK BAR | 88 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 2,095 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 560 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,234 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 22 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,407 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 948 |
| RYE AC | 6 |
| RYE BU | 95 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 217 |
| WHT AC | 446 |
| WHT BU | 5,864 |
| WOOL LBS | 948 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 685 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 128 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (99 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 7,234 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BOV | 304 |
| C F BAR | 5 |
| C H | 140 |
| C LBS | 560 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 380 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 342 |
| C03 TOTAL | 722 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 377 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 335 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 3 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 7 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 20 |
| C126 MD MALE | 119 |
| C127 S MALE | 256 |
| C128 WID MALE | 5 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 380 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 14 |
| C130 MD FEM | 119 |
| C131 S FEM | 213 |
| C132 WID FEM | 10 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 342 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 722 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 15 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 28 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 19 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 16 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 18 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 19 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 14 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 16 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 17 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 13 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 12 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 12 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 57 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 65 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 48 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 33 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 34 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 4 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 26 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 38 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 34 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 60 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 12 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 40 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 6 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 31 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 21 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 11 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 14 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 10 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 3 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Huron |
| CROP | 1,114 |
| CULT | 1,249 |
| ENG WLS | 23 |
| FC YRDS | 128 |
| FLAN YRDS | 685 |
| GARDEN | 15 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HELD | 14,746 |
| HOP LBS | 22 |
| HORSE | 21 |
| IRE | 278 |
| LINE NO | 135 |
| M COWS | 185 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,407 |
| NOT FRN | 304 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 58 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 13 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 74 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 3 |
| PASTURE | 120 |
| SCOT | 117 |
| SHEEP | 282 |
| SWINE | 315 |
| TOT O | 150 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,610 |
| WOOD | 13,497 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON079019— 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 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-on016010-1851/.