Clinton, Ontario (1861 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1861, Clinton had a population of 2,922: 1,451 male and 1,471 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
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, Clinton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,922 total population, 1,471 females, 1,451 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,370, Male members of the family who are present: 1,327, 953 single females, 932 single males, 488 married males, 471 married females, 349 males attending school, 287 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 124, Females present who are not members of the family: 101, 50 female births, 47 widowed females, 32 male births, 31 widowed males, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 212 single females aged 15 to 20, 209 single males aged 20 to 30, 185 single males aged 10 to 15, 172 single males aged 15 to 20, 171 single females aged 10 to 15, 158 females aged 5 to 10, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 137 married females aged 20 to 30, 136 single females aged 20 to 30, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 119 married males aged 40 to 50, 118 males aged 5 to 10, 104 married females aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 50 to 60, 73 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 50 to 60, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 females age 3 to 4, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,433 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 167 persons originating in the United States, 121 persons originating in England or Wales, 93 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 60 persons originating in Ireland, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $993,746 value farms (dollars), $109,346 value all livestock, 84,265 pounds of homemade butter, 68,562 gallons of cider, $55,325 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,059 bushels of oats, $38,829 value farm implements in dollars, 31,643 bushels of corn, 25,210 acres of land in farms, 23,314 pounds of maple sugar, 23,179 bushels of spring wheat, 21,295 bushels of potatoes, 19,949 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 16,907 bushels of barley, 16,141 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,106 bushels of winter wheat, 13,487 pounds of wool produced on farms, $12,985 value garden and orchard crops, 12,726 bushels of peas, 9,815 bushels of buckwheat, 9,069 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,772 acres of farmland under crops, 7,650 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,934 bushels of carrots, 6,492 bushels of turnips, 3,644 sheep, 3,521 bushels of rye, 3,329 tons of hay, 2,552 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,086 swine, 1,759 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,687 acres of spring wheat, 1,513 barrels of pork, 1,410 acres of winter wheat, 1,284 milk cows, 1,266 acres of oats, 1,050 calves and heifers, 859 horses aged over 3 years, 845 acres of corn, 747 acres of peas, 719 acres of farmland in gardens, 701 acres of barley, 669 pounds of flax or hemp, 464 acres of buckwheat, 331 acres of rye, 283 occupants of farms, 278 horses aged 3 years and under, 193 barrels of beef, 187 acres of potatoes, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 119 bulls, oxen, or steers, 70 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 68 bushels of beans, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $19,409 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,249 yards of flannel, 1,389 yards of fulled cloth, 353 carriages for pleasure, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 80 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 4 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON021005— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on085002-1861/.