Asphodel, Ontario (1861 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,911. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.007°W.
Population
In 1861, Asphodel had a population of 2,911: 1,480 male and 1,431 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
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, Asphodel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,911 total population, 1,480 males, 1,431 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,313, Male members of the family who are present: 1,298, 1,025 single males, 965 single females, 422 married females, 420 married males, 339 males attending school, 331 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 182, Females present who are not members of the family: 118, 69 male births, 53 female births, 49 adult males unable to read or write, 44 widowed females, 41 adult females unable to read or write, 35 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 217 females aged 5 to 10, 211 males aged 5 to 10, 189 single females aged 10 to 15, 162 single males aged 10 to 15, 161 single males aged 15 to 20, 155 single females aged 15 to 20, 154 married females aged 20 to 30, 151 single males aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 30 to 40, 113 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 married males aged 20 to 30, 93 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 single females aged 20 to 30, 69 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 females age 3 to 4, 65 females aged 1 to 2, 61 males aged 3 to 4, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,927 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 595 persons originating in Ireland, 147 persons originating in England or Wales, 145 persons originating in Scotland, 55 persons originating in the United States, 37 French Canadians, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $587,241 value farms (dollars), $111,330 value all livestock, 61,113 bushels of oats, 54,660 pounds of homemade butter, 40,214 bushels of potatoes, 38,416 bushels of turnips, $35,513 value horses aged over 3 years, 34,985 acres of land in farms, 31,334 bushels of peas, 23,053 bushels of winter wheat, $22,844 value farm implements in dollars, 22,323 bushels of spring wheat, 18,586 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,568 pounds of maple sugar, 16,399 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,402 acres of farmland under crops, 9,117 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,510 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,898 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,849 sheep, 2,077 swine, 2,057 bushels of barley, 1,971 acres of oats, 1,674 acres of peas, 1,624 bushels of carrots, 1,588 acres of spring wheat, 1,556 bushels of rye, 1,555 acres of winter wheat, 1,535 tons of hay, 1,291 calves and heifers, 1,177 milk cows, 1,120 pounds of flax or hemp, 936 barrels of pork, 899 bushels of buckwheat, $741 value garden and orchard crops, 713 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 559 horses aged over 3 years, 557 bushels of corn, 500 gallons of cider, 394 bulls, oxen, or steers, 382 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 341 acres of potatoes, 293 barrels of beef, 250 occupants of farms, 250 pounds of hops, 165 horses aged 3 years and under, 156 acres of turnips, 140 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 acres of farmland in gardens, 95 acres of rye, 90 acres of barley, 52 acres of buckwheat, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of corn, 19 bushels of beans, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,640 yards of flannel, $4,568 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,665 yards of fulled cloth, 79 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260734
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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on093002-1861/.