Bayham, Ontario (1861 census)
Bayham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2892259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.737°N, 80.788°W.
Population
In 1861, Bayham had a population of 5,141: 2,730 male and 2,411 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,092 |
| 1861 | 5,141 |
| 1871 | 4,892 |
| 1881 | 4,649 |
| 1891 | 3,856 |
| 1901 | 3,771 |
| 1911 | 3,450 |
| 1921 | 3,438 |
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, Bayham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,141 total population, 2,730 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,554, 2,411 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,281, 1,836 single males, 1,482 single females, 839 married males, 827 married females, 678 males attending school, 572 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 176, Females present who are not members of the family: 130, 106 male births, 102 widowed females, 86 female births, 55 widowed males, 43 adult females unable to read or write, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 366 single males aged 10 to 15, 335 males aged 5 to 10, 311 females aged 5 to 10, 303 single males aged 15 to 20, 302 single females aged 10 to 15, 281 single females aged 15 to 20, 278 single males aged 20 to 30, 265 married females aged 20 to 30, 252 married females aged 30 to 40, 238 married males aged 30 to 40, 200 married males aged 40 to 50, 183 married males aged 20 to 30, 152 married females aged 40 to 50, 146 single females aged 20 to 30, 114 married males aged 50 to 60, 101 males aged 1 to 2, 92 females aged 2 to 3, 87 males aged 2 to 3, 85 males aged 4 to 5, 84 females aged 1 to 2, 81 married males aged 60 to 70, 80 males aged 3 to 4, 76 married females aged 50 to 60, 72 females age 3 to 4, 69 females aged 4 to 5, 52 single males aged 30 to 40, 40 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 married females aged 15 to 20, 23 single males aged 40 to 50, 23 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,984 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 347 persons originating in England or Wales, 325 persons originating in the United States, 160 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 128 persons originating in Ireland, 92 persons originating in Scotland, 49 persons originating in New Brunswick, 29 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 22 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,353,710 value farms (dollars), $145,877 value all livestock, 116,683 pounds of homemade butter, 101,708 bushels of oats, 71,003 bushels of peas, 64,652 bushels of turnips, $58,209 value horses aged over 3 years, 55,100 acres of land in farms, 54,356 bushels of potatoes, $54,311 value farm implements in dollars, 51,979 pounds of maple sugar, 38,236 bushels of winter wheat, 37,250 bushels of spring wheat, 29,520 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,580 acres of farmland under cultivation, 22,672 bushels of corn, 19,232 gallons of cider, 17,624 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,909 acres of farmland under crops, $14,538 value garden and orchard crops, 14,202 bushels of carrots, 12,413 bushels of buckwheat, 9,887 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,924 sheep, 5,603 tons of hay, 3,538 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,217 bushels of barley, 3,163 acres of peas, 2,963 acres of oats, 2,737 acres of spring wheat, 2,666 swine, 2,514 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,387 acres of winter wheat, 1,811 bushels of rye, 1,793 milk cows, 1,549 calves and heifers, 1,284 barrels of pork, 1,055 horses aged over 3 years, 822 acres of corn, 784 acres of farmland in gardens, 726 acres of buckwheat, 570 occupants of farms, 495 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 400 barrels of beef, 399 acres of potatoes, 319 bulls, oxen, or steers, 279 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 275 pounds of flax or hemp, 272 horses aged 3 years and under, 192 acres of turnips, 190 bushels of beans, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 160 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 150 acres of rye, 122 acres of barley, 83 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,142 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,191 yards of flannel, 2,002 yards of fulled cloth, 210 carriages for pleasure, $109 value carriages for hire (dollars), 11 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 40 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2892259
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
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). "Bayham, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayham-on070002-1861/.