Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1861 census)
Belmont, Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.577°N, 77.900°W.
Population
In 1861, Belmont, Methuen had a population of 689: 352 male and 337 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 248 |
| 1861 | 689 |
| 1871 | 1,575 |
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, Belmont, Methuen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 127 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 689 total population, 352 males, Male members of the family who are present: 341, 337 females, Female members of the family who are present: 333, 235 single males, 224 single females, 111 married males, 106 married females, 66 females attending school, 64 males attending school, 13 female births, 13 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 11, 7 widowed females, 6 adult females unable to read or write, 6 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 adult males unable to read or write, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 55 males aged 5 to 10, 55 single females aged 10 to 15, 52 females aged 5 to 10, 43 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 single males aged 15 to 20, 37 single males aged 10 to 15, 35 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 29 single females aged 15 to 20, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 17 females age 3 to 4, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 515 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 112 persons originating in Ireland, 34 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $69,150 value farms (dollars), 19,161 pounds of maple sugar, $15,535 value all livestock, 13,035 acres of land in farms, 12,695 pounds of homemade butter, 10,315 bushels of potatoes, 9,938 bushels of oats, 9,612 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,110 bushels of turnips, 6,568 bushels of spring wheat, $4,186 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,782 bushels of peas, 3,423 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,859 value farm implements in dollars, 1,980 acres of farmland under crops, 1,889 bushels of winter wheat, 1,526 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,441 acres of farmland in pasture, 634 bushels of corn, 577 tons of hay, 543 bushels of buckwheat, 542 bushels of rye, 500 sheep, 459 acres of oats, 446 acres of spring wheat, 357 swine, 350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 287 bushels of barley, 286 calves and heifers, 269 barrels of pork, 242 acres of peas, 224 milk cows, 150 bushels of carrots, 131 bulls, oxen, or steers, 125 acres of winter wheat, 106 acres of potatoes, 99 occupants of farms, 70 horses aged over 3 years, 67 pounds of hops, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 38 acres of turnips, 37 acres of buckwheat, 37 acres of rye, 32 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 acres of corn, 27 barrels of beef, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 acres of barley, 11 bushels of beans, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,445 yards of flannel, $430 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 336 yards of fulled cloth, 8 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON057006_1851— 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). "Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-methuen-on093003-1861/.