Albion, Ontario (1861 census)
Albion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,078. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4712560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1861, Albion had a population of 5,078: 2,668 male and 2,410 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,281 |
| 1861 | 5,078 |
| 1871 | 4,857 |
| 1881 | 3,872 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,741 |
| 1911 | 2,545 |
| 1921 | 2,156 |
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, Albion shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,078 total population, 2,668 males, 2,410 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,360, Female members of the family who are present: 2,246, 1,849 single males, 1,589 single females, 764 married males, 726 married females, 538 males attending school, 409 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 308, Females present who are not members of the family: 164, 95 widowed females, 94 male births, 90 female births, 55 widowed males, 52 adult females unable to read or write, 51 adult males unable to read or write, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind females, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 371 males aged 5 to 10, 347 females aged 5 to 10, 344 single males aged 20 to 30, 310 single males aged 10 to 15, 300 single females aged 10 to 15, 286 single males aged 15 to 20, 284 single females aged 15 to 20, 255 married females aged 20 to 30, 223 married males aged 30 to 40, 193 married females aged 30 to 40, 181 married males aged 20 to 30, 153 married males aged 40 to 50, 146 single females aged 20 to 30, 122 married females aged 40 to 50, 116 married males aged 50 to 60, 99 females aged 1 to 2, 96 females age 3 to 4, 94 males aged 1 to 2, 89 females aged 2 to 3, 87 married females aged 50 to 60, 84 males aged 4 to 5, 83 females aged 4 to 5, 82 males aged 2 to 3, 77 males aged 3 to 4, 68 married males aged 60 to 70, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 15 to 20, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 18 males of unknown age, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 females of unknown age, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,009 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,309 persons originating in Ireland, 561 persons originating in England or Wales, 113 persons originating in Scotland, 67 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,247,565 value farms (dollars), $174,164 value all livestock, 118,485 bushels of winter wheat, 112,307 pounds of homemade butter, $81,367 value horses aged over 3 years, $75,112 value farm implements in dollars, 67,500 bushels of oats, 67,467 bushels of spring wheat, 65,463 bushels of potatoes, 54,980 bushels of peas, 52,085 acres of land in farms, 42,095 bushels of turnips, 30,064 acres of farmland under cultivation, 22,250 acres of farmland under crops, 22,021 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,262 bushels of barley, 15,066 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,503 pounds of maple sugar, 7,309 acres of farmland in pasture, $6,610 value garden and orchard crops, 6,289 acres of winter wheat, 4,837 sheep, 4,813 swine, 3,981 acres of spring wheat, 2,915 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,784 acres of peas, 2,714 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,648 acres of oats, 2,497 tons of hay, 2,044 barrels of pork, 1,841 bushels of carrots, 1,646 milk cows, 1,482 calves and heifers, 1,238 horses aged over 3 years, 738 acres of barley, 586 acres of potatoes, 575 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 574 occupants of farms, 505 acres of farmland in gardens, 374 barrels of beef, 364 bulls, oxen, or steers, 346 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 329 horses aged 3 years and under, 233 acres of turnips, 158 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 140 gallons of cider, 93 pounds of hops, 69 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 66 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of rye, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of rye, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,934 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,385 yards of flannel, 1,493 yards of fulled cloth, 204 carriages for pleasure, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Francis McSpiritt | 1836–1895 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4712560
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Township,_Ontario
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). "Albion, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/albion-on091001-1861/.