Canboro, Ontario (1861 census)
Canboro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1861, Canboro had a population of 1,252: 665 male and 587 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,151 |
| 1861 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 997 |
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, Canboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,252 total population, 665 males, Male members of the family who are present: 599, 587 females, Female members of the family who are present: 541, 447 single males, 359 single females, 212 married females, 210 married males, 173 males attending school, 136 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 24 male births, 20 adult males unable to read or write, 19 female births, 16 widowed females, 13 adult females unable to read or write, 8 widowed males, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 91 single males aged 10 to 15, 84 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single females aged 10 to 15, 76 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 females aged 5 to 10, 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 63 married females aged 30 to 40, 62 married males aged 30 to 40, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 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, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,029 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 82 persons originating in the United States, 55 persons originating in England or Wales, 45 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $440,606 value farms (dollars), $53,066 value all livestock, 44,393 pounds of homemade butter, 26,767 bushels of oats, $23,885 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,281 acres of land in farms, $17,511 value farm implements in dollars, 14,894 bushels of potatoes, 10,088 bushels of spring wheat, 9,910 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,457 bushels of peas, 8,371 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,847 acres of farmland under crops, 5,753 bushels of barley, 5,400 bushels of buckwheat, 4,767 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,148 bushels of corn, 3,800 pounds of maple sugar, 3,413 gallons of cider, 1,808 tons of hay, $1,663 value garden and orchard crops, 1,531 sheep, 1,509 bushels of winter wheat, 1,401 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,348 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,028 bushels of carrots, 978 bushels of turnips, 947 acres of oats, 890 bushels of rye, 875 swine, 754 acres of spring wheat, 610 calves and heifers, 591 acres of peas, 524 milk cows, 475 barrels of pork, 341 acres of buckwheat, 340 horses aged over 3 years, 297 acres of barley, 203 acres of winter wheat, 172 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 172 occupants of farms, 123 acres of farmland in gardens, 121 horses aged 3 years and under, 115 acres of potatoes, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 acres of rye, 98 acres of corn, 85 bushels of beans, 82 barrels of beef, 73 bulls, oxen, or steers, 66 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,455 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,254 yards of flannel, 601 yards of fulled cloth, 51 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males 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 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115001_1901— 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). "Canboro, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canboro-on076001-1861/.