Algoma, District, Ontario (1861 census)

Algoma, District was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.520°N, 84.399°W.

Population

In 1861, Algoma, District had a population of 4,018: 2,118 male and 1,900 female residents.

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of Sault Ste. Marie, 1871 (0.1% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Algoma, District shared boundaries with:

• Sault Ste. Marie, Village

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,018 total population, 2,118 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,958, 1,900 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,847, 1,684 single males, 1,451 single females, 406 married males, 400 married females, 225 adult males unable to read or write, 207 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 160, 113 males attending school, 80 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 49 widowed females, 45 female births, 39 male births, 28 widowed males, 2 blind males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 753 males of unknown age, 742 females of unknown age, 183 single males aged 20 to 30, 180 single males aged 15 to 20, 166 females aged 5 to 10, 164 males aged 5 to 10, 155 single females aged 15 to 20, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 134 married females aged 30 to 40, 134 single males aged 10 to 15, 132 single females aged 10 to 15, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 married males aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 43 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 25 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,020 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2,524 Indigenous persons, 1,295 Indigenous females, 1,268 Indigenous males, 327 persons originating in England or Wales, 253 French Canadians, 194 persons originating in Scotland, 109 persons originating in the United States, 94 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in France, 5 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 76,994 pounds of maple sugar, 22,089 acres of land in farms, 20,842 bushels of potatoes, 20,555 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $18,857 value all livestock, $10,950 value farms (dollars), $8,838 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,534 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,415 pounds of homemade butter, 881 acres of farmland in pasture, 644 acres of farmland under crops, 536 bushels of peas, $390 value farm implements in dollars, 291 swine, 234 acres of potatoes, 187 pounds of wool produced on farms, 181 milk cows, 130 bushels of spring wheat, 120 horses aged over 3 years, 119 occupants of farms, 117 tons of hay, $105 value garden and orchard crops, 87 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 85 bushels of barley, 82 sheep, 65 bulls, oxen, or steers, 59 calves and heifers, 46 bushels of winter wheat, 31 barrels of beef, 28 barrels of pork, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 bushels of carrots, 7 acres of winter wheat, 6 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of spring wheat, 3 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $170 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1,011 tons of copper produced by mines, $328,000 value copper produced by mines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 6,505 pounds of fresh fish sold, 2,182 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON106001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON106001 — 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 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). "Algoma, District, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/algoma-district-on106001-1861/.