Aldborough, Ontario (1861 census)

Aldborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.586°N, 81.669°W.

Population

In 1861, Aldborough had a population of 2,325: 1,210 male and 1,115 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Aldborough shared boundaries with:

• Dunwich
• Mosa
• Orford

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,325 total population, 1,210 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,126, 1,115 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,051, 874 single males, 781 single females, 306 married males, 289 married females, 270 males attending school, 243 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, Females present who are not members of the family: 64, 45 widowed females, 38 male births, 37 female births, 30 widowed males, 13 adult males unable to read or write, 10 adult females unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 166 females aged 5 to 10, 150 males aged 5 to 10, 140 single males aged 10 to 15, 139 single males aged 20 to 30, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 123 single males aged 15 to 20, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 55 single males aged 30 to 40, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 single females aged 30 to 40, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males of unknown age, 21 single females aged 40 to 50, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 females of unknown age, 15 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,121 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 608 persons originating in Scotland, 84 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 75 persons originating in England or Wales, 74 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $642,905 value farms (dollars), $92,201 value all livestock, 75,641 pounds of homemade butter, 42,369 acres of land in farms, 37,684 bushels of oats, 35,220 bushels of potatoes, $33,209 value horses aged over 3 years, 26,715 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $24,903 value farm implements in dollars, 22,919 pounds of maple sugar, 21,059 bushels of peas, 20,934 bushels of turnips, 17,483 bushels of spring wheat, 15,654 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,108 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,948 bushels of winter wheat, 11,474 bushels of corn, 9,735 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,281 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,214 acres of farmland under crops, 5,548 gallons of cider, 3,586 sheep, 2,987 swine, 2,750 bushels of buckwheat, 2,645 tons of hay, 2,155 bushels of barley, 1,977 calves and heifers, $1,804 value garden and orchard crops, 1,405 acres of spring wheat, 1,240 acres of oats, 1,122 milk cows, 1,071 acres of peas, 866 acres of winter wheat, 753 barrels of pork, 686 bushels of rye, 524 horses aged over 3 years, 479 acres of corn, 346 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 344 acres of potatoes, 344 occupants of farms, 334 bulls, oxen, or steers, 178 barrels of beef, 174 bushels of beans, 173 horses aged 3 years and under, 159 acres of farmland in gardens, 159 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 155 acres of buckwheat, 116 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 96 acres of barley, 87 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 86 acres of turnips, 66 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 58 acres of rye, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 41 bushels of carrots, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 pounds of flax or hemp, 16 pounds of hops, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,973 yards of flannel, 1,904 yards of fulled cloth, $906 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 25 yards of linen, 22 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 23 barrels of salted fish sold. (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: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON070001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON109001_1911 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115260678

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). "Aldborough, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aldborough-on070001-1861/.