Bedford, Ontario (1861 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,691. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1861, Bedford had a population of 1,691: 914 male and 777 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,118 |
| 1861 | 1,691 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 2,019 |
| 1891 | 1,837 |
| 1901 | 1,730 |
| 1911 | 1,421 |
| 1921 | 1,247 |
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, Bedford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,691 total population, 914 males, Male members of the family who are present: 887, 777 females, Female members of the family who are present: 764, 628 single males, 494 single females, 266 married females, 266 married males, 54 males attending school, 49 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, 25 female births, 24 male births, 20 widowed males, 17 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 5 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 137 males aged 5 to 10, 129 females aged 5 to 10, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 104 single males aged 20 to 30, 92 single females aged 10 to 15, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married females aged 20 to 30, 77 single males aged 15 to 20, 76 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 single females aged 15 to 20, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 37 females age 3 to 4, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,233 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 371 persons originating in Ireland, 32 persons originating in England or Wales, 27 persons originating in the United States, 19 persons originating in Scotland, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $108,385 value farms (dollars), $52,005 value all livestock, 32,680 pounds of homemade butter, 27,592 acres of land in farms, 26,385 bushels of potatoes, 19,966 pounds of maple sugar, 19,476 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,316 bushels of oats, $14,700 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,531 bushels of spring wheat, 8,116 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,299 acres of farmland under crops, $5,225 value farm implements in dollars, 4,786 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,677 bushels of peas, 3,468 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,330 bushels of turnips, 3,052 bushels of corn, 2,353 bushels of rye, 1,717 bushels of winter wheat, 1,558 tons of hay, 1,138 sheep, 1,057 bushels of buckwheat, 943 acres of spring wheat, 795 calves and heifers, 726 swine, 615 milk cows, 532 barrels of pork, 381 acres of oats, 346 acres of peas, 276 acres of potatoes, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 220 horses aged over 3 years, 218 acres of rye, 213 occupants of farms, 183 bulls, oxen, or steers, 170 bushels of barley, 131 acres of corn, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 112 acres of winter wheat, 112 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 acres of buckwheat, 59 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 barrels of beef, 31 acres of farmland in gardens, 24 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, $20 value garden and orchard crops, 11 acres of barley, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 9 bushels of beans, 9 bushels of carrots, 8 pounds of hops, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,885 yards of flannel, 862 yards of fulled cloth, $537 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263202
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). "Bedford, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on072002-1861/.