Bosanquet, Ontario (1861 census)
Bosanquet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4947111. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1861, Bosanquet had a population of 3,097: 1,702 male and 1,395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 3,097 |
| 1871 | 4,425 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,866 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 2,491 |
| 1921 | 2,332 |
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, Bosanquet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,097 total population, 1,702 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,551, 1,395 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,335, 1,207 single males, 896 single females, 474 married males, 460 married females, 367 males attending school, 279 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 151, 74 male births, 69 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 60, 39 widowed females, 25 adult males unable to read or write, 21 widowed males, 11 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 226 single males aged 20 to 30, 215 single males aged 10 to 15, 200 males aged 5 to 10, 187 single females aged 10 to 15, 177 married males aged 30 to 40, 162 females aged 5 to 10, 160 married females aged 30 to 40, 155 married females aged 20 to 30, 149 single females aged 15 to 20, 140 single males aged 15 to 20, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 males aged 1 to 2, 90 married females aged 40 to 50, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 70 males aged 4 to 5, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 females age 3 to 4, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,078 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 307 persons originating in England or Wales, 275 persons originating in Ireland, 268 persons originating in Scotland, 102 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in New Brunswick, 16 persons originating in Newfoundland, 10 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in France, 7 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 4 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $546,350 value farms (dollars), $90,378 value all livestock, 58,421 bushels of spring wheat, 54,845 bushels of turnips, 52,035 pounds of homemade butter, 39,074 bushels of oats, 33,491 bushels of potatoes, $32,481 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,872 acres of land in farms, 27,868 bushels of peas, $21,380 value farm implements in dollars, 19,835 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,819 pounds of maple sugar, 12,037 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,205 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,951 acres of farmland under crops, 3,857 bushels of winter wheat, 3,067 acres of spring wheat, 2,989 bushels of corn, 2,986 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,797 sheep, 2,750 bushels of barley, 2,116 tons of hay, 1,618 swine, 1,449 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,294 calves and heifers, 1,218 bushels of buckwheat, 1,157 acres of oats, 1,131 acres of peas, 1,026 barrels of pork, 869 milk cows, 821 bushels of carrots, 622 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $617 value garden and orchard crops, 449 horses aged over 3 years, 379 bulls, oxen, or steers, 324 occupants of farms, 252 acres of turnips, 247 acres of potatoes, 224 barrels of beef, 217 acres of winter wheat, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 156 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 126 bushels of rye, 116 acres of corn, 100 acres of farmland in gardens, 92 acres of barley, 83 bushels of beans, 76 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 76 pounds of hops, 75 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 74 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 65 acres of buckwheat, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of rye, 6 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,480 yards of linen, $980 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 694 yards of fulled cloth, 110 yards of flannel, 18 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4947111
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosanquet,_Ontario
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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on081001-1861/.