Caistor, Ontario (1861 census)
Caistor was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,005. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.066°N, 79.661°W.
Population
In 1861, Caistor had a population of 2,005: 1,054 male and 951 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,398 |
| 1861 | 2,005 |
| 1871 | 2,166 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 1,784 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1911 | 1,481 |
| 1921 | 1,300 |
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, Caistor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,005 total population, 1,054 males, Male members of the family who are present: 967, 951 females, Female members of the family who are present: 902, 723 single males, 610 single females, 315 married females, 311 married males, 252 males attending school, 217 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 87, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, 45 male births, 43 adult males unable to read or write, 38 female births, 26 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 136 males aged 5 to 10, 132 single males aged 20 to 30, 121 females aged 5 to 10, 120 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 119 single males aged 15 to 20, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 107 married females aged 20 to 30, 88 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 married males aged 30 to 40, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 67 single females aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 males of unknown age, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,612 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 107 persons originating in England or Wales, 99 persons originating in Ireland, 94 persons originating in the United States, 74 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $577,295 value farms (dollars), $93,259 value all livestock, 63,752 bushels of oats, 62,735 pounds of homemade butter, $43,985 value horses aged over 3 years, 27,569 acres of land in farms, $25,057 value farm implements in dollars, 22,503 bushels of spring wheat, 19,832 bushels of potatoes, 19,734 bushels of peas, 15,509 bushels of barley, 14,506 pounds of maple sugar, 14,020 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,549 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,793 acres of farmland under crops, 7,481 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,672 bushels of buckwheat, 6,290 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,595 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,228 bushels of corn, 2,710 tons of hay, 2,650 sheep, 2,113 acres of oats, 1,665 gallons of cider, 1,642 swine, $1,598 value garden and orchard crops, 1,534 acres of spring wheat, 1,273 bushels of winter wheat, 1,101 acres of peas, 1,057 calves and heifers, 956 milk cows, 675 barrels of pork, 655 acres of barley, 648 horses aged over 3 years, 632 bushels of carrots, 483 bushels of rye, 465 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 340 acres of buckwheat, 306 occupants of farms, 229 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 210 pounds of flax or hemp, 200 acres of winter wheat, 168 barrels of beef, 164 horses aged 3 years and under, 161 acres of farmland in gardens, 152 bushels of beans, 150 bushels of turnips, 135 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 119 acres of corn, 119 acres of potatoes, 73 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 bulls, oxen, or steers, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 acres of rye, 23 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 pounds of hops, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,654 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,234 yards of flannel, 901 yards of fulled cloth, 165 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126001_1911— 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). "Caistor, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caistor-on085001-1861/.