Williams E, Ontario (1881 census)
Williams E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.103°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1881, Williams E had a population of 2,195: 1,075 male and 1,120 female residents. Population density was 32.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,475 |
| 1861 | 2,221 |
| 1871 | 3,427 |
| 1871 | 2,853 |
| 1881 | 2,195 |
| 1881 | 2,339 |
| 1891 | 1,794 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,587 |
| 1901 | 1,468 |
| 1911 | 1,227 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,104 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
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, Williams E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 426 |
| Number of families | 426 |
| Number of females | 1,120 |
| Number of males | 1,075 |
| Number of married females | 326 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 651 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 2,195 |
| Total population | 2,195 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,442 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 426 |
| Number of occupied houses | 426 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 183 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,059 |
| BAR BU | 17,907 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,907 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,995 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87,066 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,163 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,334 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 771 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,997 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 85,106 |
| BWT BU | 55 |
| CRN BU | 4,995 |
| HAY AC | 3,128 |
| HAY TONS | 3,963 |
| OAT BU | 87,066 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 505 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 17,334 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,963 |
| WHT AC | 4,059 |
| WHT SP BU | 771 |
| WHT WTR BU | 85,106 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 722 |
| C UNMD M | 720 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,442 |
| D OCC | 426 |
| FEMALE | 1,120 |
| GRA BU | 788 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 426 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,075 |
| MD F | 326 |
| MD M | 325 |
| MD TOT | 651 |
| NUMBER CD | 169 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,163 |
| TUR BU | 2,997 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128015— 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). "Williams E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williams-e-on169003-1881/.