Bertie, Ontario (1861 census)
Bertie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,673. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 79.031°W.
Population
In 1861, Bertie had a population of 2,673: 1,385 male and 1,288 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,737 |
| 1861 | 2,673 |
| 1871 | 2,933 |
| 1881 | 3,986 |
| 1891 | 4,222 |
| 1901 | 3,189 |
| 1911 | 3,282 |
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, Bertie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,673 total population, 1,385 males, 1,288 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,268, Female members of the family who are present: 1,220, 913 single males, 797 single females, 450 married males, 428 married females, 325 males attending school, 291 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 117, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, 63 widowed females, 37 male births, 31 female births, 22 adult males unable to read or write, 22 widowed males, 14 adult females unable to read or write, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 185 single males aged 20 to 30, 169 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 single females aged 10 to 15, 158 single females aged 15 to 20, 153 single males aged 15 to 20, 147 females aged 5 to 10, 140 males aged 5 to 10, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 30 to 40, 116 married females aged 30 to 40, 105 single females aged 20 to 30, 101 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 married males aged 50 to 60, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 females age 3 to 4, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,021 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 226 persons originating in the United States, 129 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 98 persons originating in England or Wales, 97 persons originating in Ireland, 73 negroes or coloured persons, 41 female negroes or coloured persons, 37 French Canadians, 32 male negroes or coloured persons, 29 persons originating in France, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) 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 $1,060,554 value farms (dollars), $128,655 value all livestock, 89,188 bushels of oats, 79,281 pounds of homemade butter, $62,568 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,864 gallons of cider, 35,335 bushels of barley, 34,490 bushels of corn, $34,019 value farm implements in dollars, 33,379 acres of land in farms, 24,886 bushels of potatoes, 21,930 bushels of spring wheat, 20,074 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,876 acres of farmland under crops, 13,305 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,276 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,170 bushels of winter wheat, 11,612 bushels of buckwheat, $10,208 value garden and orchard crops, 10,195 bushels of peas, 9,071 pounds of maple sugar, 4,501 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,455 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,443 bushels of rye, 4,020 sheep, 3,728 tons of hay, 2,182 acres of oats, 2,121 swine, 2,065 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,518 acres of barley, 1,517 bushels of carrots, 1,281 acres of spring wheat, 1,238 acres of winter wheat, 1,231 milk cows, 1,168 calves and heifers, 929 horses aged over 3 years, 856 barrels of pork, 837 bushels of turnips, 697 acres of farmland in gardens, 681 acres of corn, 621 acres of buckwheat, 547 acres of peas, 417 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 354 acres of rye, 347 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 309 occupants of farms, 287 acres of potatoes, 280 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 265 horses aged 3 years and under, 170 bulls, oxen, or steers, 148 barrels of beef, 141 bushels of beans, 119 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 pounds of hops, 52 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,606 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,213 yards of flannel, 698 yards of fulled cloth, 246 carriages for pleasure, 120 yards of linen, $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Burke Wood | 1820–1882 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001— 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). "Bertie, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bertie-on102001-1861/.