Bexley, Ontario (1861 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 232. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1861, Bexley had a population of 232: 190 male and 42 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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 Bexley & Sommerville, 1851 (34.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bexley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 232 total population, 190 males, Male members of the family who are present: 186, 146 single males, 44 married males, 42 females, Female members of the family who are present: 39, 27 single females, 14 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, 2 male births, 1 female births, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 48 single males aged 20 to 30, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 single males aged 15 to 20, 19 married males aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 5 to 10, 7 single females aged 10 to 15, 5 females aged 5 to 10, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 married females aged 20 to 30, 5 single males aged 10 to 15, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 144 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 35 persons originating in Ireland, 26 French Canadians, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $9,300 value farms (dollars), $3,680 value all livestock, $2,400 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,663 acres of land in farms, 1,528 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,100 bushels of potatoes, 800 bushels of turnips, 800 pounds of homemade butter, 400 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 320 pounds of maple sugar, $290 value farm implements in dollars, 260 bushels of oats, 200 bushels of spring wheat, 135 acres of farmland under cultivation, 87 acres of farmland under crops, 70 pounds of wool produced on farms, 48 acres of farmland in pasture, 38 sheep, 27 horses aged over 3 years, 24 swine, 19 calves and heifers, 13 acres of spring wheat, 13 milk cows, 12 barrels of pork, 12 occupants of farms, 11 acres of potatoes, 10 acres of oats, 10 bulls, oxen, or steers, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 46 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on100002-1861/.