Barton, Ontario (1861 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.229°N, 79.855°W.
Population
In 1861, Barton had a population of 2,811: 1,451 male and 1,360 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
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, Barton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,811 total population, 1,451 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,405, 1,360 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,302, 1,009 single males, 883 single females, 432 married females, 422 married males, 247 males attending school, 198 females attending school, 72 female births, 65 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, 46 adult males unable to read or write, 45 widowed females, 40 adult females unable to read or write, 20 widowed males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 males aged 5 to 10, 170 females aged 5 to 10, 165 single males aged 10 to 15, 162 single males aged 15 to 20, 159 married females aged 20 to 30, 146 single females aged 10 to 15, 144 single females aged 15 to 20, 144 single males aged 20 to 30, 132 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 married males aged 20 to 30, 100 married males aged 40 to 50, 100 single females aged 20 to 30, 83 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 females age 3 to 4, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 39 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (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 1,588 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 418 persons originating in England or Wales, 404 persons originating in Ireland, 195 persons originating in Scotland, 174 persons originating in the United States, 130 negroes or coloured persons, 72 male negroes or coloured persons, 58 female negroes or coloured persons, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,033,930 value farms (dollars), $94,215 value all livestock, $38,750 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,318 bushels of turnips, 31,841 pounds of homemade butter, 24,448 bushels of oats, $24,110 value farm implements in dollars, 21,613 bushels of spring wheat, 15,441 gallons of cider, 14,823 bushels of potatoes, 13,651 bushels of peas, 11,905 bushels of corn, 11,676 acres of land in farms, 10,005 bushels of barley, 9,080 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,717 bushels of carrots, 7,220 acres of farmland under crops, $5,967 value garden and orchard crops, 5,823 bushels of winter wheat, 4,116 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,001 bushels of buckwheat, 3,543 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,596 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,972 tons of hay, 1,742 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,514 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,296 swine, 1,236 sheep, 1,154 acres of spring wheat, 1,072 bushels of rye, 882 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 850 pounds of maple sugar, 768 milk cows, 713 acres of winter wheat, 588 horses aged over 3 years, 560 barrels of pork, 543 acres of oats, 457 acres of peas, 371 acres of barley, 346 acres of farmland in gardens, 316 calves and heifers, 300 pounds of flax or hemp, 174 acres of corn, 163 occupants of farms, 154 acres of potatoes, 150 acres of buckwheat, 130 horses aged 3 years and under, 117 barrels of beef, 68 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 65 acres of turnips, 46 acres of rye, 44 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 bulls, oxen, or steers, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $21,865 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $5,383 value carriages for hire (dollars), 817 yards of flannel, 576 yards of fulled cloth, 288 carriages for pleasure, 256 carriages for hire, 30 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 21 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Land | 1772–1867 | died here |
| Adam Ferrie | 1777–1863 | died here |
| Andrew Steven | 1789–1861 | died here |
| Edward John Gordon | 1791–1870 | died here |
| William Lawson | 1793–1875 | died here |
| Allan Napier MacNab | 1798–1862 | died here |
| Edward Jackson | 1799–1872 | died here |
| William Craigie | 1799–1863 | died here |
| Gerald O’Reilly | 1806–1861 | died here |
| Samuel Sylvester Mills | 1806–1874 | born and died here |
| John Young | 1808–1873 | died here |
| William Paterson McLaren | 1810–1866 | died here |
| James Brennan | 1812–1866 | died here |
| John Farrell | 1820–1873 | died here |
| Joseph Rymal | 1821–1900 | born and died here |
| Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr. | 1827–1885 | born here |
| Adeline Davis | 1844–1919 | born here |
| Charles O’Reilly | 1846–1920 | born here |
| Katie McVicar | 1856–1886 | born here |
| Robert Calver Fearman | 1858–1922 | born here |
| William Blair Bruce | 1859–1906 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002_1921— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on104002-1861/.