Clarke, Ontario (1861 census)
Clarke was a census subdivision in Durham County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.992°N, 78.563°W.
Population
In 1861, Clarke had a population of 6,575: 3,388 male and 3,187 female residents. Population density was 54.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,190 |
| 1861 | 6,575 |
| 1871 | 5,728 |
| 1881 | 5,169 |
| 1891 | 4,427 |
| 1901 | 3,788 |
| 1911 | 3,375 |
| 1921 | 3,039 |
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, Clarke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 356 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 3,107 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 80 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3,293 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 95 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 20 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 37 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 126 |
| Number of females | 3,187 |
| Number of females attending school | 600 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 120 |
| Number of males | 3,388 |
| Number of males attending school | 761 |
| Number of married females | 972 |
| Number of married males | 972 |
| Number of persons at sea | 2 |
| Number of single females | 2,110 |
| Number of single males | 2,346 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| POP FX N.1 | 3,187 |
| POP MX N.1 | 3,388 |
| POP TOT | 6,575 |
| POP XX N.1 | 6,575 |
| Total population | 6,575 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 134 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 109 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 96 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 106 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 468 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 116 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 119 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 124 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 106 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 406 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 242 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 274 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 260 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 99 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 218 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 298 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 228 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 152 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 462 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 366 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 194 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 462 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 376 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 390 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 79 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 25 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 23 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 17 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 4,014 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1,003 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,007 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 391 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 152 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Agriculture (81 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 356 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 38 |
| Acres of corn | 297 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 546 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 474 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,653 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,871 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,273 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 42,400 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,271 |
| Acres of mangel wurtzel | 16 |
| Acres of oats | 3,620 |
| Acres of peas | 2,128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 866 |
| Acres of rye | 185 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 8,969 |
| Acres of turnips | 652 |
| Acres of winter wheat | 3,509 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 340 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2,012 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,786 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 42,849 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,886 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 6,760 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 134,477 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 49,201 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 93,281 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,833 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 150,014 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250,445 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63,869 |
| C18 WHT FALL AC | 3,509 |
| C19 WHT FALL BU | 63,869 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 8,969 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 150,014 |
| C22 BAR AC | 356 |
| C23 BAR BU | 10,786 |
| C24 RYE AC | 185 |
| C25 RYE BU | 2,833 |
| C26 PEA AC | 2,128 |
| C27 PEA BU | 49,201 |
| C28 OAT AC | 3,620 |
| C29 OAT BU | 134,477 |
| C30 BWT AC | 38 |
| C31 BWT BU | 724 |
| C34 POT AC | 866 |
| C35 POT BU | 93,281 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 4,014 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 25,183 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 340 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 2,012 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 7,573 |
| HRS ov03 V | 110,171 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 448 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,975 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 607 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,826 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,286 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 655 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 309 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 6,907 |
| Number of swine | 3,572 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 38,156 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,510 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 120,787 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 26,546 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 25,183 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,014 |
| Value of all livestock | 223,237 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 61,194 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 2,812,545 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 7,775 |
Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 465 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 24,911 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 11,283 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,127 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year | 9 |
Deaths & mortality (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 22 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 37 |
Other recorded variables (158 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| At Sea | 2 |
| C01 TOTAL | 655 |
| C02 OCC UNDR 10 | 14 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 11 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 176 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 309 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 126 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 19 |
| C08 HELD | 61,271 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 42,400 |
| C1 Males | 3,388 |
| C10 Deaths under 1 year M | 3 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 30,273 |
| C106 Between 90 and 100 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C11 Deaths under 1 year F | 4 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 11,653 |
| C12 GARDENS | 474 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 116 |
| C120 Married M | 972 |
| C121 Single M | 2,346 |
| C122 Widowed M | 70 |
| C123 Total M | 3,388 |
| C124 Married F | 972 |
| C125 Single F | 2,110 |
| C126 Widows F | 105 |
| C127 Total F | 3,187 |
| C128 Grand Total | 6,575 |
| C129 Deaths M | 22 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 109 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 18,871 |
| C130 Deaths F | 15 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 37 |
| C136 Attending School M | 761 |
| C137 Attending School F | 600 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 37 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 20 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 2,812,545 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 2 |
| C145 Lunatics F | 2 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 61,194 |
| C15 Deaths under 2 years F | 2 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 7,775 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 119 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 546 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 96 |
| C18 Deaths under 3 years M | 2 |
| C19 Deaths under 3 years F | 1 |
| C2 Females | 3,187 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 124 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 134 |
| C22 Deaths under 4 years M | 3 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 106 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 106 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 406 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 468 |
| C3 Total | 6,575 |
| C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F | 2 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 297 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 462 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 7,886 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 462 |
| C36 TUR AC | 652 |
| C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C37 TUR BU | 250,445 |
| C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M | 3 |
| C38 CAR BU | 42,849 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 376 |
| C39 MAN WURT AC | 16 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 3,293 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 38 |
| C40 MAN WURT BU | 6,760 |
| C41 BEN BU | 159 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 366 |
| C42 CLV TIM GRA | 160 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 218 |
| C44 HOP LBS | 270 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 390 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 26,546 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C46 CID GAL | 7,573 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 242 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 194 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 4,127 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 6 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 11,283 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 3,107 |
| C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M | 3 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 1,510 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 298 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 448 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 79 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 2,286 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 10 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 1,975 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 274 |
| C55 HORSES | 1,826 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 22 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 110,171 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 22 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 607 |
| C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M | 3 |
| C58 SHEEP | 6,907 |
| C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F | 2 |
| C59 SWINE | 3,572 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 95 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 228 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 223,237 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 25 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 120,787 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 17 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 38,156 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 260 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 10 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 23 |
| C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M | 2 |
| C66 FISH SALTED | 9 |
| C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 152 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 465 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 9 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 24,911 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 80 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 13 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 99 |
| C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F | 8 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 24 |
| C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M | 3 |
| C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F | 2 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 58 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 7 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 14 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 49 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 120 |
| C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F | 3 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 14 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 14 |
| C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M | 6 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 10 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 8 |
| C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F | 6 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 10 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 126 |
| C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M | 2 |
| C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M | 1 |
| C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M | 1 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F | 2 |
| C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F | 6 |
| CD NAME | Durham |
| England and Wales | 1,003 |
| France | 3 |
| Ireland | 1,007 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 1 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 4,014 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Scotland | 391 |
| United States | 152 |
| West Indies | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108003— 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). "Clarke, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarke-on069004-1861/.