Bathurst, Ontario (1861 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,272. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.894°N, 76.391°W.
Population
In 1861, Bathurst had a population of 3,272: 1,726 male and 1,546 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,272 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,960 |
| 1891 | 2,757 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
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 Bathurst & Sherbrooke South, 1851 (60.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,272 total population, 1,726 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,576, 1,546 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,427, 1,243 single males, 1,044 single females, 450 married males, 434 married females, 307 males attending school, 257 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 150, Females present who are not members of the family: 119, 74 male births, 68 widowed females, 51 female births, 33 widowed males, 31 adult females unable to read or write, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 5 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 242 males aged 5 to 10, 231 females aged 5 to 10, 219 single males aged 10 to 15, 206 single females aged 15 to 20, 202 single males aged 15 to 20, 187 single males aged 20 to 30, 183 single females aged 10 to 15, 132 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 married males aged 30 to 40, 118 single females aged 20 to 30, 117 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 married males aged 40 to 50, 94 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 married males aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 50 to 60, 63 males aged 3 to 4, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 47 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 females age 3 to 4, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 males of unknown age, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15, 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,302 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 551 persons originating in Ireland, 231 persons originating in Scotland, 87 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in the United States, 12 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Switzerland, 7 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $758,876 value farms (dollars), 128,732 pounds of homemade butter, $123,081 value all livestock, 78,818 bushels of oats, 68,875 bushels of potatoes, $53,575 value horses aged over 3 years, 48,622 bushels of spring wheat, 45,348 acres of land in farms, $30,091 value farm implements in dollars, 23,867 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,481 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,186 bushels of peas, 15,293 acres of farmland under crops, 12,120 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,563 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,445 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5,452 pounds of maple sugar, 5,221 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,044 bushels of winter wheat, 3,809 sheep, 3,720 tons of hay, 2,626 bushels of barley, 2,243 acres of oats, 2,209 acres of spring wheat, 2,021 calves and heifers, 1,745 milk cows, 1,225 swine, 1,178 barrels of pork, 847 acres of peas, 764 horses aged over 3 years, 642 bushels of corn, 522 acres of potatoes, 507 barrels of beef, 418 occupants of farms, 319 horses aged 3 years and under, 284 bushels of turnips, $261 value garden and orchard crops, 227 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 224 bushels of rye, 193 acres of winter wheat, 181 bulls, oxen, or steers, 141 bushels of carrots, 140 acres of barley, 122 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 87 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 68 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 bushels of buckwheat, 25 acres of corn, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 16 acres of rye, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 10 bushels of beans, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,569 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,506 yards of flannel, 1,718 yards of fulled cloth, 178 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: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260799
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). "Bathurst, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bathurst-on082001-1861/.