Chatham and Gore, Ontario (1861 census)
Chatham and Gore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.536°N, 82.233°W.
Population
In 1861, Chatham and Gore had a population of 3,585: 1,871 male and 1,714 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,768 |
| 1861 | 3,585 |
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, Chatham and Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,585 total population, 1,871 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,741, 1,714 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,597, 1,253 single males, 1,099 single females, 577 married males, 545 married females, 413 males attending school, 303 females attending school, 156 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 130, 121 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 117, 70 widowed females, 63 male births, 59 female births, 41 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic females, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 292 males aged 5 to 10, 254 single males aged 10 to 15, 240 females aged 5 to 10, 236 single females aged 10 to 15, 214 single males aged 20 to 30, 208 single females aged 15 to 20, 204 married females aged 30 to 40, 182 single males aged 15 to 20, 178 married males aged 30 to 40, 164 married males aged 40 to 50, 160 married females aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 20 to 30, 114 married males aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 56 females age 3 to 4, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 56 males aged 2 to 3, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,291 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 736 negroes or coloured persons, 633 persons originating in the United States, 420 male negroes or coloured persons, 316 female negroes or coloured persons, 224 persons originating in Scotland, 172 persons originating in England or Wales, 167 persons originating in Ireland, 47 persons originating in New Brunswick, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 17 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $726,253 value farms (dollars), $115,576 value all livestock, 75,061 pounds of homemade butter, 45,319 bushels of oats, 42,680 bushels of potatoes, $42,182 value horses aged over 3 years, 37,359 acres of land in farms, 35,390 bushels of peas, 30,052 bushels of corn, 25,465 bushels of winter wheat, 24,001 bushels of turnips, 23,048 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,677 bushels of spring wheat, 17,168 pounds of maple sugar, $16,224 value farm implements in dollars, 14,311 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,171 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13,576 bushels of barley, 9,183 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,427 acres of farmland under crops, 6,311 gallons of cider, $5,612 value garden and orchard crops, 5,506 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,589 swine, 3,796 bushels of buckwheat, 3,110 sheep, 2,370 tons of hay, 1,714 calves and heifers, 1,677 acres of peas, 1,437 acres of winter wheat, 1,355 acres of oats, 1,330 milk cows, 1,241 barrels of pork, 1,162 acres of spring wheat, 1,035 acres of corn, 864 bushels of carrots, 830 horses aged over 3 years, 665 bushels of rye, 523 acres of barley, 457 bushels of beans, 444 occupants of farms, 441 acres of potatoes, 378 acres of farmland in gardens, 360 bulls, oxen, or steers, 287 horses aged 3 years and under, 260 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 215 acres of buckwheat, 201 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 154 pounds of flax or hemp, 134 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 133 acres of turnips, 122 pounds of hops, 121 barrels of beef, 91 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 66 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 57 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 52 acres of rye, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,787 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,081 yards of flannel, $1,140 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1,107 yards of fulled cloth, 153 carriages for pleasure, 18 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 5 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 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: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080003— 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). "Chatham and Gore, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-and-gore-on080003-1861/.