Belleville, C, Ontario (1861 census)
Belleville, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,277. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 77.379°W.
Population
In 1861, Belleville, C had a population of 6,277: 3,143 male and 3,134 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,569 |
| 1861 | 6,277 |
| 1881 | 9,516 |
| 1891 | 9,916 |
| 1901 | 9,117 |
| 1921 | 12,206 |
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, Belleville, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,277 total population, 3,143 males, 3,134 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,866, Male members of the family who are present: 2,751, 2,217 single males, 2,129 single females, 880 married males, 800 married females, 650 males attending school, 593 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 392, Females present who are not members of the family: 268, 205 widowed females, 137 adult females unable to read or write, 136 adult males unable to read or write, 108 female births, 98 male births, 46 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 443 single females aged 15 to 20, 408 males aged 5 to 10, 407 females aged 5 to 10, 366 single males aged 15 to 20, 357 single males aged 20 to 30, 333 single males aged 10 to 15, 327 single females aged 10 to 15, 300 single females aged 20 to 30, 296 married males aged 30 to 40, 291 married females aged 20 to 30, 265 married females aged 30 to 40, 224 married males aged 40 to 50, 202 married males aged 20 to 30, 137 males of unknown age, 137 married females aged 40 to 50, 110 females age 3 to 4, 104 females aged 4 to 5, 103 females aged 2 to 3, 103 males aged 1 to 2, 101 males aged 3 to 4, 98 males aged 2 to 3, 97 married males aged 50 to 60, 90 females aged 1 to 2, 90 males aged 4 to 5, 77 single males aged 30 to 40, 73 single females aged 30 to 40, 62 married females aged 50 to 60, 57 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 50 married males aged 60 to 70, 41 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 39 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 36 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 30 single females aged 40 to 50, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 20 single males aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 14 females of unknown age, 14 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,547 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,239 persons originating in Ireland, 632 persons originating in England or Wales, 264 persons originating in the United States, 255 persons originating in Scotland, 140 French Canadians, 122 persons whose origin is unknown, 54 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 34 negroes or coloured persons, 19 male negroes or coloured persons, 15 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $40,694 value all livestock, $7,000 value farms (dollars), 560 pounds of homemade butter, 483 milk cows, $473 value garden and orchard crops, 400 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $360 value horses aged over 3 years, 286 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 268 swine, 251 horses aged over 3 years, 250 bushels of carrots, 200 gallons of cider, 100 bushels of potatoes, 70 bushels of oats, 60 bushels of corn, 20 acres of farmland under cultivation, 20 acres of land in farms, 20 sheep, 13 acres of farmland in pasture, $10 value farm implements in dollars, 5 acres of farmland under crops, 3 acres of corn, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 acres of potatoes, 2 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 occupants of farms, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of oats, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $16,178 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $1,413 value carriages for hire (dollars), 272 carriages for pleasure, 43 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 of unknown age: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| J.W. Dunbar (John Wedderburn Dunbar) Moodie | 1797–1869 | died here |
| George Benjamin | 1799–1864 | died here |
| Henry Corby | 1806–1881 | died here |
| St George Baron Le Poer Crozier | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Wellington Jeffers | 1814–1896 | died here |
| Lewis Wallbridge | 1816–1887 | born here |
| Sir Mackenzie Bowell | 1823–1917 | died here |
| Abraham Diamond | 1828–1880 | died here |
| William Canniff | 1830–1910 | died here |
| Alexander Milton Ross | 1832–1897 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34227
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(Ontario)
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). "Belleville, C, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-c-on078001-1861/.