Williams W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Williams W-O was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.744°W.
Population
In 1881, Williams W-O had a population of 2,339: 1,189 male and 1,150 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Williams W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 437 |
| Number of families | 437 |
| Number of females | 1,150 |
| Number of males | 1,189 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 338 |
| Number of married persons | 675 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 2,339 |
| Total population | 2,339 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 760 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 823 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,583 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 437 |
| Number of occupied houses | 437 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,739 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,620 |
| BAR BU | 26,665 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,665 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,052 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30,895 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 86,243 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,464 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,018 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,670 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 31,162 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 93,245 |
| BWT BU | 430 |
| CRN BU | 30,895 |
| HAY AC | 2,739 |
| HAY TONS | 3,449 |
| OAT BU | 86,243 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 677 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 25,018 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,449 |
| WHT AC | 5,620 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,670 |
| WHT WTR BU | 93,245 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 760 |
| C UNMD M | 823 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,583 |
| D OCC | 437 |
| FEMALE | 1,150 |
| GRA BU | 1,052 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 437 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 1,189 |
| MD F | 337 |
| MD M | 338 |
| MD TOT | 675 |
| NUMBER CD | 169 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,464 |
| TUR BU | 31,162 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169002— 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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williams-w-o-on169002-1881/.