Wawanosh, Ontario (1851 census)
Wawanosh was a census subdivision in 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 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 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 722 total population, 380 males, Male members of the family who are present: 377, 342 females, Female members of the family who are present: 335, 256 single males, 213 single females, 132 families, 119 married females, 119 married males, 28 males attending school, 20 male births, 19 females attending school, 14 female births, 10 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, 5 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 65 females aged 5 to 10, 60 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 males aged 5 to 10, 48 single males aged 10 to 15, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 single males aged 15 to 20, 34 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 single females aged 10 to 15, 31 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 16 females under age 1, 15 males under age 1, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females age 3 to 4, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 304 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 278 persons originating in Ireland, 117 persons originating in Scotland, 23 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 14,746 acres of land in farms, 13,497 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,234 pounds of homemade butter, 6,014 bushels of oats, 5,864 bushels of wheat, 2,407 pounds of maple sugar, 2,095 bushels of potatoes, 1,610 bushels of turnips, 1,249 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,114 acres of farmland under crops, 948 pounds of wool produced on farms, 933 bushels of peas, 560 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 446 acres of wheat, 315 swine, 304 bulls, oxen, or steers, 282 sheep, 225 acres of oats, 217 tons of hay, 185 milk cows, 150 occupants of farms, 140 calves and heifers, 120 acres of farmland in pasture, 95 bushels of rye, 92 acres of potatoes, 88 acres of peas, 88 barrels of pork, 74 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 barrels of beef, 22 pounds of hops, 21 horses, 19 bushels of barley, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 6 acres of rye, 4 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 685 yards of flannel, 128 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 5 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
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/.