Collingwood, Ontario (1861 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.474°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1861, Collingwood had a population of 1,492: 820 male and 672 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 1,492 |
| 1871 | 3,576 |
| 1881 | 4,915 |
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, Collingwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,492 total population, 820 males, Male members of the family who are present: 776, 672 females, Female members of the family who are present: 660, 584 single males, 436 single females, 221 married males, 219 married females, 177 males attending school, 137 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, 32 male births, 24 female births, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 7 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 112 males aged 5 to 10, 106 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 females aged 5 to 10, 94 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 single males aged 10 to 15, 83 single females aged 15 to 20, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 single females aged 10 to 15, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 29 females age 3 to 4, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 909 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 219 persons originating in Ireland, 208 persons originating in Scotland, 120 persons originating in England or Wales, 30 persons originating in the United States, 13 female negroes or coloured persons, 10 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $282,640 value farms (dollars), $45,791 value all livestock, 28,687 bushels of potatoes, 26,040 bushels of spring wheat, 22,394 acres of land in farms, 17,951 pounds of homemade butter, 17,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,155 bushels of turnips, $15,902 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,496 bushels of oats, 11,243 bushels of winter wheat, $9,246 value farm implements in dollars, 8,279 bushels of peas, 7,630 pounds of maple sugar, 5,357 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,911 acres of farmland under crops, 2,865 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,397 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,354 tons of hay, 1,262 acres of spring wheat, 1,028 swine, 891 sheep, 847 bushels of barley, 687 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 546 calves and heifers, 526 acres of oats, 524 milk cows, 425 barrels of pork, 402 acres of winter wheat, 394 bushels of corn, 386 acres of peas, 298 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 275 bushels of carrots, 256 bulls, oxen, or steers, 220 occupants of farms, 214 acres of potatoes, 202 horses aged over 3 years, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 pounds of flax or hemp, 93 barrels of beef, 88 acres of turnips, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 acres of farmland in gardens, 42 acres of barley, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 37 bushels of buckwheat, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 35 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of corn, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,174 yards of fulled cloth, 3,016 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 80 barrels of salted fish sold. (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 males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON155002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261146
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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on075003-1861/.