Binbrook, Ontario (1861 census)
Binbrook was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,100. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.119°N, 79.785°W.
Population
In 1861, Binbrook had a population of 2,100: 1,112 male and 988 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,737 |
| 1861 | 2,100 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 1,814 |
| 1891 | 1,674 |
| 1901 | 1,403 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 1,260 |
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, Binbrook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,100 total population, 1,112 males, 988 females, Male members of the family who are present: 981, Female members of the family who are present: 904, 797 single males, 658 single females, 310 married females, 300 married males, 236 males attending school, 170 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 131, Females present who are not members of the family: 84, 53 female births, 32 male births, 30 adult males unable to read or write, 20 widowed females, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 160 males aged 5 to 10, 134 single males aged 10 to 15, 132 females aged 5 to 10, 131 single males aged 20 to 30, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 117 single males aged 15 to 20, 106 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 married females aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 75 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 64 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 32 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,418 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 219 persons originating in England or Wales, 215 persons originating in Scotland, 150 persons originating in Ireland, 79 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $823,100 value farms (dollars), $102,384 value all livestock, 80,626 bushels of oats, 71,713 pounds of homemade butter, $47,917 value horses aged over 3 years, 38,693 bushels of peas, $34,873 value farm implements in dollars, 28,318 bushels of barley, 25,073 acres of land in farms, 21,613 bushels of spring wheat, 16,294 bushels of potatoes, 15,768 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,237 acres of farmland under crops, 10,006 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,305 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,217 pounds of maple sugar, 8,878 bushels of buckwheat, 8,665 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,130 bushels of turnips, 5,520 bushels of winter wheat, 4,041 acres of peas, 3,267 bushels of carrots, 3,023 bushels of corn, 2,952 tons of hay, $2,815 value garden and orchard crops, 2,802 sheep, 2,329 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,271 acres of oats, 1,568 swine, 1,458 acres of spring wheat, 1,149 acres of winter wheat, 1,105 acres of barley, 976 barrels of pork, 951 bushels of rye, 884 milk cows, 796 calves and heifers, 629 horses aged over 3 years, 437 acres of buckwheat, 379 gallons of cider, 296 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 210 occupants of farms, 202 acres of farmland in gardens, 195 horses aged 3 years and under, 193 acres of potatoes, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 127 barrels of beef, 110 bushels of beans, 110 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 90 bulls, oxen, or steers, 82 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 80 pounds of flax or hemp, 74 acres of rye, 57 acres of corn, 57 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 pounds of hops, 27 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,319 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,223 yards of flannel, 633 yards of fulled cloth, 104 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153004— 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). "Binbrook, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/binbrook-on104003-1861/.