Carrick, Ontario (1861 census)

Carrick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.042°N, 81.105°W.

Population

In 1861, Carrick had a population of 3,163: 1,676 male and 1,487 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Carrick shared boundaries with:

• Brant
• Culross
• Howick
• Minto
• Normanby

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,163 total population, 1,676 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,552, 1,487 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,420, 1,151 single males, 957 single females, 505 married females, 502 married males, 247 males attending school, 194 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 124, 69 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 67 female births, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 26 adult females unable to read or write, 25 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 280 males aged 5 to 10, 244 females aged 5 to 10, 208 married females aged 20 to 30, 195 single males aged 10 to 15, 186 single females aged 10 to 15, 177 single males aged 15 to 20, 168 married males aged 30 to 40, 162 single females aged 15 to 20, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 129 single males aged 20 to 30, 115 married males aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 40 to 50, 84 males aged 2 to 3, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 females aged 1 to 2, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 males aged 1 to 2, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 62 females aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 3 to 4, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 47 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 females age 3 to 4, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 married females aged 15 to 20, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,745 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 867 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 159 persons originating in Scotland, 121 persons originating in Ireland, 120 persons originating in England or Wales, 71 French Canadians, 39 persons originating in France, 32 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $619,589 value farms (dollars), 190,540 bushels of turnips, $90,335 value all livestock, 81,807 bushels of spring wheat, 54,314 pounds of homemade butter, 51,210 acres of land in farms, 48,756 bushels of potatoes, 40,428 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 30,437 pounds of maple sugar, 27,281 bushels of oats, $23,238 value farm implements in dollars, $16,690 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,780 bushels of peas, 10,782 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,099 acres of farmland under crops, 6,676 bushels of barley, 4,818 bushels of winter wheat, 3,914 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,884 acres of spring wheat, 2,753 swine, 2,656 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,648 calves and heifers, 1,578 sheep, 1,544 tons of hay, 1,507 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,098 barrels of pork, 1,047 milk cows, 1,034 acres of turnips, 903 acres of oats, 861 bulls, oxen, or steers, 785 pounds of flax or hemp, 584 bushels of rye, 545 acres of peas, 509 occupants of farms, 414 acres of potatoes, $359 value garden and orchard crops, 250 acres of barley, 235 horses aged over 3 years, 235 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 182 barrels of beef, 170 bushels of buckwheat, 168 acres of winter wheat, 161 pounds of hops, 148 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 126 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 88 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 71 bushels of carrots, 27 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 acres of rye, 27 bushels of corn, 25 gallons of cider, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 16 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,236 yards of flannel, 428 yards of fulled cloth, $170 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 91 yards of linen, 3 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, 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 females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON066006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON104006_1921 — 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). "Carrick, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carrick-on066006-1861/.