Cavan, Ontario (1861 census)
Cavan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 78.467°W.
Population
In 1861, Cavan had a population of 4,901: 2,529 male and 2,372 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,438 |
| 1861 | 4,901 |
| 1871 | 4,761 |
| 1881 | 3,479 |
| 1891 | 3,106 |
| 1901 | 2,729 |
| 1911 | 2,499 |
| 1921 | 2,188 |
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, Cavan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,901 total population, 2,529 males, 2,372 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,282, Female members of the family who are present: 2,212, 1,683 single males, 1,500 single females, 778 married males, 776 married females, 464 males attending school, 387 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 247, Females present who are not members of the family: 160, 96 widowed females, 90 male births, 81 female births, 68 widowed males, 13 adult males unable to read or write, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 338 females aged 5 to 10, 329 males aged 5 to 10, 316 single males aged 10 to 15, 306 single females aged 10 to 15, 305 married females aged 20 to 30, 266 single males aged 15 to 20, 255 single males aged 20 to 30, 250 single females aged 15 to 20, 238 married males aged 30 to 40, 191 married females aged 30 to 40, 170 married males aged 20 to 30, 152 single females aged 20 to 30, 151 married males aged 40 to 50, 138 married females aged 40 to 50, 123 married males aged 50 to 60, 96 males aged 2 to 3, 87 males aged 1 to 2, 84 females aged 2 to 3, 84 married females aged 50 to 60, 83 males aged 3 to 4, 78 females aged 1 to 2, 76 males aged 4 to 5, 76 married males aged 60 to 70, 74 females aged 4 to 5, 71 females age 3 to 4, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 14 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,083 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,181 persons originating in Ireland, 465 persons originating in England or Wales, 73 persons originating in Scotland, 49 persons originating in the United States, 33 persons whose origin is unknown, 7 French Canadians, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,666,047 value farms (dollars), $159,496 value all livestock, 121,513 bushels of oats, 95,508 bushels of spring wheat, $84,083 value horses aged over 3 years, 72,167 pounds of homemade butter, 69,880 bushels of winter wheat, 64,200 bushels of potatoes, 62,862 bushels of turnips, 57,809 acres of land in farms, $53,487 value farm implements in dollars, 46,101 bushels of peas, 33,154 acres of farmland under cultivation, 26,794 bushels of carrots, 24,655 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,762 acres of farmland under crops, 19,232 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,753 pounds of maple sugar, 13,153 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,289 acres of oats, 5,831 sheep, 5,188 acres of spring wheat, 4,804 bushels of barley, 4,285 acres of winter wheat, 3,841 swine, 3,484 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $3,026 value garden and orchard crops, 2,119 acres of peas, 2,026 bushels of beans, 2,000 tons of hay, 1,857 milk cows, 1,519 barrels of pork, 1,436 horses aged over 3 years, 1,432 calves and heifers, 662 gallons of cider, 618 acres of potatoes, 550 bushels of rye, 474 horses aged 3 years and under, 468 occupants of farms, 465 bushels of corn, 435 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 372 bushels of buckwheat, 364 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 262 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 239 acres of farmland in gardens, 225 bulls, oxen, or steers, 221 barrels of beef, 191 acres of turnips, 181 acres of barley, 170 pounds of flax or hemp, 133 pounds of hops, 95 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of buckwheat, 19 acres of corn, 19 acres of rye, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $20,966 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,512 yards of flannel, 3,053 yards of fulled cloth, 455 carriages for pleasure, $210 value carriages for hire (dollars), 7 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert McLaughlin | 1836–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002_1881— 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). "Cavan, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavan-on069002-1861/.