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 density was 40.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,748 |
| 1881 | 2,795 |
| 1891 | 2,337 |
| 1901 | 2,218 |
| 1911 | 1,843 |
| 1921 | 1,515 |
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 492 |
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,342 |
| Number of males | 1,453 |
| Number of married females | 418 |
| Number of married males | 418 |
| Number of married persons | 836 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 2,795 |
| Total population | 2,795 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 870 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,011 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,881 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 481 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,281 |
| Acres of potatoes | 272 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,771 |
| BAR BU | 9,878 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,878 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 494 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,768 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 82,602 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 15,506 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 33,004 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,972 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,470 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123,436 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 99,307 |
| BWT BU | 123 |
| CRN BU | 1,768 |
| HAY AC | 4,281 |
| HAY TONS | 4,832 |
| OAT BU | 82,602 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 33,004 |
| POT AC | 272 |
| POT BU | 30,972 |
| RYE BU | 220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,832 |
| WHT AC | 5,771 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,470 |
| WHT WTR BU | 99,307 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 870 |
| C UNMD M | 1,011 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,881 |
| D OCC | 482 |
| FEMALE | 1,342 |
| GRA BU | 494 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 481 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 1,453 |
| MD F | 418 |
| MD M | 418 |
| MD TOT | 836 |
| NUMBER CD | 175 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 15,506 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 123,436 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119016— 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/.