Charlottenburg, Ontario (1861 census)
Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 74.632°W.
Population
In 1861, Charlottenburg had a population of 6,695: 3,368 male and 3,327 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,557 |
| 1861 | 6,695 |
| 1871 | 6,331 |
| 1881 | 6,354 |
| 1891 | 5,657 |
| 1901 | 5,280 |
| 1911 | 4,989 |
| 1921 | 5,130 |
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, Charlottenburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 192 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,695 total population, 3,368 males, 3,327 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,018, Female members of the family who are present: 3,005, 2,487 single males, 2,383 single females, 802 married males, 774 married females, 539 males attending school, 477 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 350, Females present who are not members of the family: 322, 202 adult males unable to read or write, 198 adult females unable to read or write, 170 widowed females, 108 female births, 101 male births, 79 widowed males, 10 lunatic males, 7 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 451 males aged 5 to 10, 422 females aged 5 to 10, 418 single males aged 10 to 15, 385 single females aged 10 to 15, 370 single males aged 20 to 30, 363 single females aged 15 to 20, 353 single males aged 15 to 20, 349 single females aged 20 to 30, 211 married females aged 30 to 40, 201 married males aged 30 to 40, 200 married females aged 20 to 30, 185 married males aged 40 to 50, 170 married females aged 40 to 50, 147 single males aged 30 to 40, 138 married males aged 50 to 60, 136 single females aged 30 to 40, 121 females aged 1 to 2, 115 males aged 4 to 5, 112 married males aged 20 to 30, 107 males aged 1 to 2, 107 males aged 3 to 4, 104 females age 3 to 4, 103 females aged 2 to 3, 103 males aged 2 to 3, 103 married males aged 60 to 70, 93 females aged 4 to 5, 89 single males aged 40 to 50, 81 single females aged 40 to 50, 80 married females aged 50 to 60, 73 married females aged 60 to 70, 60 single females aged 50 to 60, 52 single males aged 50 to 60, 52 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 51 married males aged 70 to 80, 44 single males aged 60 to 70, 42 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 35 single females aged 60 to 70, 25 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 24 married females aged 70 to 80, 23 single males aged 70 to 80, 23 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 4 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 90 to 100, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 single males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,275 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 672 French Canadians, 438 persons originating in Scotland, 149 persons originating in Ireland, 118 persons originating in the United States, 36 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 Indigenous males, 8 Indigenous females, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,968,652 value farms (dollars), $222,503 value all livestock, 176,076 bushels of oats, 108,408 pounds of homemade butter, $98,867 value horses aged over 3 years, 76,698 acres of land in farms, 74,857 bushels of potatoes, 59,378 pounds of maple sugar, 44,913 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 43,111 bushels of spring wheat, 35,470 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 31,785 acres of farmland under cultivation, 25,406 bushels of peas, 18,886 pounds of wool produced on farms, 18,851 acres of farmland under crops, 14,973 bushels of carrots, 12,785 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,447 bushels of buckwheat, 8,684 bushels of barley, 7,643 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6,847 bushels of winter wheat, 6,314 acres of oats, $6,078 value farm implements in dollars, 5,938 tons of hay, 5,877 bushels of corn, 5,787 sheep, $3,619 value garden and orchard crops, 3,290 acres of spring wheat, 3,186 milk cows, 3,107 swine, 2,578 calves and heifers, 2,062 pounds of hops, 1,830 bushels of turnips, 1,754 horses aged over 3 years, 1,547 acres of peas, 1,213 barrels of pork, 1,199 pounds of flax or hemp, 849 horses aged 3 years and under, 661 occupants of farms, 618 acres of potatoes, 575 barrels of beef, 525 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 487 acres of buckwheat, 457 acres of winter wheat, 414 bushels of beans, 412 acres of barley, 336 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 275 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 256 acres of corn, 176 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 149 acres of farmland in gardens, 111 bulls, oxen, or steers, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 48 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 bushels of rye, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 acres of mangel wurtzel, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 3 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $22,743 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,249 yards of flannel, 5,945 yards of fulled cloth, 553 carriages for pleasure, $400 value carriages for hire (dollars), 236 yards of linen, 12 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 53 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 9 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| J. (John) Bethune | 1791–1872 | born here |
| A. N. (Alexander Neil) Bethune | 1800–1879 | born here |
| Donald Bethune | 1802–1869 | born here |
| John Sandfield Macdonald | 1812–1872 | born here |
| Hugh McLennan | 1825–1899 | born here |
| Francis McDougal | 1826–1910 | born here |
| Lucy Margaret Baker | 1836–1909 | born here |
| Roderick McLellan | 1842–1907 | born here |
| John Duncan McArthur | 1854–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112001— 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). "Charlottenburg, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlottenburg-on073001-1861/.