Clinton, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Clinton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,000. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2979345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.618°N, 81.541°W.
Population
In 1861, Clinton, Village had a population of 1,000: 506 male and 494 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,000 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,606 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,000 total population, 506 males, 494 females, Female members of the family who are present: 449, Male members of the family who are present: 430, 300 single males, 283 single females, 203 married females, 199 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 76, Females present who are not members of the family: 45, 42 females attending school, 35 males attending school, 18 male births, 16 female births, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 65 females aged 5 to 10, 62 single males aged 20 to 30, 62 single males aged 30 to 40, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 30 to 40, 45 single females aged 15 to 20, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 single females aged 30 to 40, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 males aged 5 to 10, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 26 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 single males aged 10 to 15, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 17 females age 3 to 4, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 446 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 285 persons originating in England or Wales, 126 persons originating in Scotland, 88 persons originating in Ireland, 19 persons originating in the United States, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $6,258 value all livestock, 99 swine, 85 milk cows, 61 horses aged over 3 years, 39 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 38 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,490 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 40 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Ridout | 1791–1871 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON173008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2979345
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_(Ontario)
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, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-village-on079003-1861/.