Caledonia, Ontario (1861 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 74.800°W.
Population
In 1861, Caledonia had a population of 1,081: 562 male and 519 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 958 |
| 1861 | 1,081 |
| 1871 | 1,281 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,943 |
| 1901 | 2,201 |
| 1911 | 2,247 |
| 1921 | 2,010 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,081 total population, 562 males, Male members of the family who are present: 549, 519 females, Female members of the family who are present: 501, 398 single males, 353 single females, 151 married males, 148 married females, 91 males attending school, 89 females attending school, 42 adult males unable to read or write, 41 adult females unable to read or write, 19 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 18 widowed females, 17 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, 13 widowed males, 3 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 81 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 73 single males aged 20 to 30, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 69 single females aged 15 to 20, 66 females aged 5 to 10, 63 single males aged 10 to 15, 55 single females aged 20 to 30, 41 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 married females aged 30 to 40, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 737 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 125 French Canadians, 101 persons originating in Scotland, 83 persons originating in Ireland, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in the United States, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $154,698 value farms (dollars), $29,468 value all livestock, 29,359 bushels of oats, 24,805 pounds of homemade butter, 22,571 bushels of potatoes, 13,932 acres of land in farms, $13,411 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,881 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $7,326 value farm implements in dollars, 5,716 bushels of spring wheat, 4,830 bushels of turnips, 4,051 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,936 bushels of peas, 2,800 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,740 acres of farmland under crops, 2,397 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,118 pounds of maple sugar, 1,982 bushels of carrots, 1,929 bushels of corn, 1,632 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,287 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,148 tons of hay, 925 sheep, $918 value garden and orchard crops, 866 acres of oats, 820 bushels of barley, 538 gallons of cider, 537 swine, 468 milk cows, 433 acres of spring wheat, 420 bushels of buckwheat, 354 calves and heifers, 268 horses aged over 3 years, 237 pounds of flax or hemp, 187 barrels of pork, 176 acres of peas, 175 acres of potatoes, 120 occupants of farms, 119 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 113 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 66 acres of corn, 44 acres of barley, 44 barrels of beef, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 27 acres of buckwheat, 24 acres of farmland in gardens, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 pounds of hops, 17 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 14 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of winter wheat, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,667 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,613 yards of flannel, 572 yards of fulled cloth, $120 value carriages for hire (dollars), 66 carriages for pleasure, 27 yards of linen, 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139002— 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). "Caledonia, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-on094002-1861/.