Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861 census)

Berlin, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,956. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q200166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.448°N, 80.488°W.

Population

In 1861, Berlin, Town—Ville had a population of 1,956: 980 male and 976 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 Waterloo, 1851 (3.4% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Berlin, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:

• Waterloo, North
• Waterloo, Village

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,956 total population, 980 males, 976 females, Female members of the family who are present: 870, Male members of the family who are present: 841, 596 single females, 333 married females, 234 males attending school, 176 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 139, Females present who are not members of the family: 106, 48 female births, 47 widowed females, 36 male births, 15 adult females unable to read or write, 12 widowed males, 8 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 single males aged 10 to 15, 123 married males aged 30 to 40, 115 males aged 5 to 10, 114 married females aged 30 to 40, 114 single females aged 10 to 15, 107 females aged 5 to 10, 105 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 single females aged 15 to 20, 94 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 single males aged 20 to 30, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 married males aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 females age 3 to 4, 46 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 males of unknown age, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 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 971 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 608 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 127 persons originating in the United States, 89 persons originating in England or Wales, 53 persons originating in Ireland, 47 persons originating in Scotland, 36 French Canadians, 16 persons originating in France, 10 negroes or coloured persons, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 Indigenous males, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $81,100 value farms (dollars), $18,115 value all livestock, 6,340 bushels of turnips, 4,140 bushels of oats, 4,121 bushels of winter wheat, 3,885 pounds of homemade butter, 3,200 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,040 bushels of potatoes, 2,540 gallons of cider, $2,275 value farm implements in dollars, 1,961 acres of land in farms, 1,750 pounds of maple sugar, 1,445 bushels of spring wheat, 1,166 acres of farmland under cultivation, 973 bushels of peas, 798 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $697 value garden and orchard crops, 645 pounds of wool produced on farms, 621 acres of farmland under crops, 500 bushels of carrots, 494 acres of farmland in pasture, 387 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 295 swine, 290 bushels of barley, 269 milk cows, 235 tons of hay, 232 sheep, 211 acres of winter wheat, 210 bushels of corn, 160 acres of oats, 142 horses aged over 3 years, 130 bushels of rye, 82 acres of spring wheat, 74 calves and heifers, 70 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 51 acres of farmland in gardens, 48 acres of peas, 35 barrels of pork, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 acres of potatoes, 21 acres of turnips, 12 occupants of farms, 11 bulls, oxen, or steers, 9 acres of barley, 8 acres of corn, 5 acres of rye, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 2 barrels of beef, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,399 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 232 yards of flannel, $200 value carriages for hire (dollars), 83 carriages for pleasure, 79 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON101001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON121001_1891 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q200166
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener

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). "Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/berlin-town-ville-on101001-1861/.