Artemesia, Ontario (1861 census)
Artemesia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.271°N, 80.542°W.
Population
In 1861, Artemesia had a population of 2,575: 1,347 male and 1,228 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 733 |
| 1861 | 2,575 |
| 1871 | 3,484 |
| 1881 | 4,576 |
| 1891 | 4,092 |
| 1901 | 3,923 |
| 1911 | 3,182 |
| 1921 | 2,430 |
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, Artemesia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,575 total population, 1,347 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,281, 1,228 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,187, 922 single males, 801 single females, 405 married males, 402 married females, 238 males attending school, 213 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, 59 female births, 55 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, 27 adult males unable to read or write, 25 widowed females, 21 adult females unable to read or write, 20 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 202 males aged 5 to 10, 196 females aged 5 to 10, 163 married females aged 20 to 30, 161 single males aged 10 to 15, 148 single females aged 10 to 15, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 132 married males aged 30 to 40, 117 married males aged 20 to 30, 116 single males aged 20 to 30, 108 single females aged 15 to 20, 104 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 single females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 50 females aged 1 to 2, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 46 females age 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,475 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 524 persons originating in Ireland, 286 persons originating in Scotland, 195 persons originating in England or Wales, 73 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $350,198 value farms (dollars), 64,355 bushels of turnips, $61,548 value all livestock, 45,380 acres of land in farms, 44,658 bushels of spring wheat, 43,315 bushels of potatoes, 35,351 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 33,927 pounds of homemade butter, 22,176 bushels of oats, $19,143 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,266 pounds of maple sugar, $12,415 value farm implements in dollars, 10,029 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,010 bushels of peas, 6,747 acres of farmland under crops, 3,469 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,278 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,155 acres of spring wheat, 1,905 swine, 1,525 bushels of barley, 1,325 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,166 sheep, 1,154 tons of hay, 1,037 calves and heifers, 944 acres of oats, 775 milk cows, 668 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 579 acres of peas, 524 bulls, oxen, or steers, 509 horses aged over 3 years, 474 barrels of pork, 471 occupants of farms, 457 acres of turnips, 392 acres of potatoes, $258 value garden and orchard crops, 233 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 142 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 80 bushels of carrots, 77 acres of barley, 76 pounds of hops, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 72 barrels of beef, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 bushels of winter wheat, 64 pounds of flax or hemp, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 acres of winter wheat, 2 bushels of corn, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,502 yards of flannel, $320 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 15 yards of fulled cloth, 11 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260726
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). "Artemesia, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/artemesia-on075001-1861/.