Algona, Ontario (1861 census)
Algona was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.561°N, 77.299°W.
Population
In 1861, Algona had a population of 424.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 424 |
| 1871 | 700 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Algona shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 424 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 271 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 126 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $18,690 value farms (dollars), 9,914 acres of land in farms, 8,831 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,970 bushels of potatoes, $7,087 value all livestock, 4,710 pounds of homemade butter, 4,195 bushels of oats, 2,098 bushels of winter wheat, 2,050 bushels of turnips, 1,968 bushels of spring wheat, $1,662 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,430 value farm implements in dollars, 1,200 pounds of maple sugar, 1,083 acres of farmland under cultivation, 542 acres of farmland in pasture, 541 acres of farmland under crops, 322 pounds of wool produced on farms, 256 bushels of barley, 192 acres of oats, 151 swine, 144 tons of hay, 128 acres of spring wheat, 107 acres of winter wheat, 106 sheep, 102 calves and heifers, 98 bushels of peas, 91 milk cows, 88 barrels of pork, 74 occupants of farms, 60 bulls, oxen, or steers, 52 acres of potatoes, 38 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, $30 value garden and orchard crops, 26 barrels of beef, 25 bushels of corn, 23 horses aged over 3 years, 10 acres of barley, 10 acres of peas, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 395 yards of flannel, 5 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082008_1861— 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). "Algona, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/algona-on096003-1861/.