Wawanosh W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Wawanosh W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.865°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1881, Wawanosh W-O had a population of 2,795: 1,453 male and 1,342 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,795 |
| 1891 | 2,337 |
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 W-O 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 2,795 total population, 1,453 males, 1,342 females, 836 married persons, 492 families, 418 married females, 418 married males, 78 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,881 single persons under 18, 1,011 single males under 18, 870 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 482 occupied houses, 481 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 123,436 bushels of turnips, 99,307 bushels of winter wheat, 82,602 bushels of oats, 33,004 bushels of peas and beans, 30,972 bushels of potatoes, 18,470 bushels of spring wheat, 15,506 bushels of other root crops, 9,878 bushels of barley, 5,771 acres of wheat, 4,832 tons of hay, 4,281 acres of hay crops, 1,768 bushels of corn, 494 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 272 acres of potatoes, 220 bushels of rye, 123 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,795 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:
ON175005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON078007_1891— 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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-w-o-on175005-1881/.