Clarence, Ontario (1861 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.208°W.
Population
In 1861, Clarence had a population of 1,732: 1,013 male and 719 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 508 |
| 1861 | 1,732 |
| 1871 | 2,666 |
| 1881 | 4,411 |
| 1891 | 4,779 |
| 1901 | 6,085 |
| 1911 | 5,463 |
| 1921 | 5,307 |
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, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,732 total population, 1,013 males, Male members of the family who are present: 823, 720 single males, 719 females, Female members of the family who are present: 679, 474 single females, 280 married males, 244 adult males unable to read or write, 225 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 190, 130 males attending school, 98 females attending school, 97 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 35 female births, 34 male births, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 164 single males aged 20 to 30, 113 males aged 5 to 10, 104 single males aged 15 to 20, 101 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 married males aged 30 to 40, 89 single males aged 10 to 15, 75 females aged 5 to 10, 74 single females aged 15 to 20, 73 single females aged 10 to 15, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 married males aged 40 to 50, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 females aged 1 to 2, 44 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 41 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 single males aged 30 to 40, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 35 females age 3 to 4, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,024 French Canadians, 482 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 103 persons originating in Ireland, 96 persons originating in Scotland, 21 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in the United States, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $149,955 value farms (dollars), $31,926 value all livestock, 21,159 bushels of oats, 19,239 acres of land in farms, 19,015 pounds of homemade butter, 16,717 bushels of potatoes, 14,684 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $14,663 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,604 pounds of maple sugar, $6,399 value farm implements in dollars, 5,795 bushels of spring wheat, 4,555 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,188 bushels of turnips, 3,607 acres of farmland under crops, 2,801 bushels of peas, 1,397 tons of hay, 1,140 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 936 acres of farmland in pasture, 935 bushels of rye, 905 bushels of buckwheat, 900 acres of oats, 883 bushels of barley, 813 bushels of corn, 687 bushels of winter wheat, 493 bushels of carrots, 425 acres of spring wheat, 420 milk cows, 389 sheep, 386 calves and heifers, 337 swine, 271 horses aged over 3 years, $213 value garden and orchard crops, 210 occupants of farms, 199 acres of peas, 187 barrels of pork, 160 acres of potatoes, 135 barrels of beef, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 pounds of hops, 90 bulls, oxen, or steers, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 83 acres of rye, 81 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 76 bushels of beans, 75 pounds of flax or hemp, 64 acres of buckwheat, 52 acres of turnips, 51 acres of barley, 43 acres of winter wheat, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 35 acres of corn, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,188 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 635 yards of flannel, 150 yards of fulled cloth, 43 carriages for pleasure, 40 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143002— 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). "Clarence, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarence-on097002-1861/.