Admaston, Ontario (1861 census)
Admaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,713. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.439°N, 76.820°W.
Population
In 1861, Admaston had a population of 1,713: 900 male and 813 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 685 |
| 1861 | 1,713 |
| 1871 | 1,988 |
| 1881 | 2,383 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,453 |
| 1911 | 2,044 |
| 1921 | 1,829 |
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, Admaston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,713 total population, 900 males, Male members of the family who are present: 865, 813 females, Female members of the family who are present: 787, 650 single males, 555 single females, 242 married males, 235 married females, 110 males attending school, 74 females attending school, 52 male births, 38 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 23 widowed females, 19 adult males unable to read or write, 13 adult females unable to read or write, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 132 males aged 5 to 10, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 121 females aged 5 to 10, 118 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 single females aged 15 to 20, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 87 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 67 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 31 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 936 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 487 persons originating in Ireland, 123 French Canadians, 115 persons originating in Scotland, 24 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 14 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $111,269 value farms (dollars), 44,336 bushels of oats, 37,721 bushels of potatoes, $36,772 value all livestock, 34,988 acres of land in farms, 27,657 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,705 pounds of homemade butter, 12,982 bushels of spring wheat, $12,472 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,331 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,459 bushels of peas, 4,547 bushels of winter wheat, 4,078 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,714 pounds of wool produced on farms, $3,527 value farm implements in dollars, 3,253 acres of farmland under crops, 1,724 bushels of barley, 1,290 bushels of turnips, 1,218 sheep, 1,113 tons of hay, 1,057 acres of oats, 1,014 acres of spring wheat, 975 pounds of maple sugar, 865 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 614 swine, 561 calves and heifers, 548 milk cows, 525 barrels of pork, 452 acres of peas, 299 acres of potatoes, 295 bushels of corn, 265 occupants of farms, 256 acres of winter wheat, 208 bulls, oxen, or steers, 186 horses aged over 3 years, 172 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 114 acres of barley, 103 barrels of beef, 99 horses aged 3 years and under, 87 bushels of buckwheat, 71 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 pounds of hops, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of corn, 10 bushels of rye, 7 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 pounds of flax or hemp, 2 bushels of carrots, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,841 yards of flannel, 683 yards of fulled cloth, $286 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260659
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). "Admaston, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/admaston-on096001-1861/.