Adjala, Ontario (1861 census)
Adjala was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.050°N, 79.914°W.
Population
In 1861, Adjala had a population of 2,742: 1,473 male and 1,269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,994 |
| 1861 | 2,742 |
| 1871 | 2,878 |
| 1881 | 2,885 |
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 2,161 |
| 1911 | 1,837 |
| 1921 | 1,613 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Adjala shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,742 total population, 1,473 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,311, 1,269 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,193, 1,036 single males, 846 single females, 420 married males, 395 married females, 269 males attending school, 189 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 162, 81 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 74 adult females unable to read or write, 71 male births, 65 female births, 28 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 221 males aged 5 to 10, 216 females aged 5 to 10, 214 single males aged 10 to 15, 203 single females aged 10 to 15, 141 married males aged 30 to 40, 137 single males aged 15 to 20, 119 married females aged 20 to 30, 119 married females aged 30 to 40, 114 single males aged 20 to 30, 105 married males aged 40 to 50, 105 single females aged 15 to 20, 88 married females aged 40 to 50, 83 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 65 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 56 females aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 50 females age 3 to 4, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,738 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 864 persons originating in Ireland, 79 persons originating in England or Wales, 32 persons originating in the United States, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 6 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $581,380 value farms (dollars), $101,779 value all livestock, 58,686 bushels of spring wheat, 58,486 bushels of winter wheat, 53,825 bushels of oats, 50,960 bushels of potatoes, $48,550 value horses aged over 3 years, 48,010 pounds of homemade butter, $36,871 value farm implements in dollars, 35,198 acres of land in farms, 31,131 bushels of turnips, 19,912 bushels of peas, 17,837 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,361 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,557 acres of farmland under crops, 10,456 pounds of maple sugar, 7,495 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,678 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,891 swine, 2,932 acres of spring wheat, 2,826 sheep, 2,800 gallons of cider, 2,502 acres of winter wheat, 1,756 acres of oats, 1,567 barrels of pork, $1,559 value garden and orchard crops, 1,526 bushels of barley, 1,265 calves and heifers, 1,007 tons of hay, 982 milk cows, 969 acres of peas, 740 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 621 horses aged over 3 years, 401 acres of potatoes, 390 bushels of carrots, 340 occupants of farms, 289 bulls, oxen, or steers, 247 horses aged 3 years and under, 221 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 220 barrels of beef, 141 acres of turnips, 126 acres of farmland in gardens, 92 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 60 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 57 acres of barley, 46 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 bushels of corn, 19 pounds of hops, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,683 yards of flannel, $2,975 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,677 yards of fulled cloth, 59 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260658
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Adjala, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adjala-on098001-1861/.