Crosby, North, Ontario (1861 census)
Crosby, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.699°N, 76.397°W.
Population
In 1861, Crosby, North had a population of 2,121: 1,131 male and 990 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,785 |
| 1861 | 2,121 |
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, Crosby, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,121 total population, 1,131 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,062, 990 females, Female members of the family who are present: 937, 787 single males, 657 single females, 333 married males, 318 married females, 250 males attending school, 185 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 69, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 40 adult males unable to read or write, 40 male births, 37 female births, 30 adult females unable to read or write, 15 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 150 single males aged 10 to 15, 144 males aged 5 to 10, 136 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 20 to 30, 123 females aged 5 to 10, 121 single females aged 10 to 15, 114 single females aged 15 to 20, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 67 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 males aged 1 to 2, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 females age 3 to 4, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,504 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 482 persons originating in Ireland, 48 persons originating in the United States, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 40 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $184,847 value farms (dollars), 71,301 pounds of homemade butter, $56,033 value horses aged over 3 years, $55,955 value all livestock, 27,715 bushels of oats, 27,638 acres of land in farms, 26,390 bushels of potatoes, 21,663 bushels of spring wheat, 18,814 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,824 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,701 pounds of maple sugar, $7,419 value farm implements in dollars, 7,058 bushels of peas, 5,475 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,468 acres of farmland under crops, 4,288 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,272 bushels of corn, 3,846 bushels of winter wheat, 1,762 sheep, 1,758 tons of hay, $1,327 value garden and orchard crops, 1,312 acres of spring wheat, 1,032 bushels of turnips, 992 calves and heifers, 957 swine, 889 milk cows, 828 bushels of buckwheat, 823 bushels of rye, 793 acres of oats, 545 barrels of pork, 453 gallons of cider, 392 acres of peas, 327 horses aged over 3 years, 269 acres of potatoes, 266 acres of winter wheat, 255 occupants of farms, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 202 bulls, oxen, or steers, 162 acres of corn, 137 horses aged 3 years and under, 115 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 acres of rye, 68 acres of farmland in gardens, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 59 bushels of carrots, 56 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 49 acres of buckwheat, 48 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 32 bushels of barley, 24 barrels of beef, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 5 acres of turnips, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,324 yards of flannel, $3,085 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,916 yards of fulled cloth, 53 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083004— 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). "Crosby, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-north-on083004-1861/.