Williams W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Williams W-O was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.123°N, 81.743°W.
Population
In 1871, Williams W-O had a population of 2,853: 1,452 male and 1,401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,221 |
| 1871 | 2,853 |
| 1881 | 2,339 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,468 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Parkhill, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Williams W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 560 |
| Number of females | 1,401 |
| Number of males | 1,452 |
| Number of married females | 433 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 866 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| Total population | 2,853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 897 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,880 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 548 |
| Number of occupied houses | 548 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,627 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 588 |
| HAY AC | 3,280 |
| HAY TONS | 3,884 |
| OAT BU | 58,964 |
| PEA BU | 13,979 |
| POT AC | 271 |
| POT BU | 21,169 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,154 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,789 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,111 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,481 |
| AREA | 40,154 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 8 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 560 |
| FEMALE | 1,401 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 548 |
| INHABITED | 548 |
| MALE | 1,452 |
| MARRIED F | 433 |
| MARRIED M | 433 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 866 |
| POPULATION | 2,853 |
| ROOT BU | 1,673 |
| SINGLE F | 897 |
| SINGLE M | 983 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,880 |
| TUR BU | 1,704 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 71 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008003— 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 1871 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 W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williams-w-o-on008003-1871/.