Crowland, Ontario (1861 census)
Crowland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.998°N, 79.182°W.
Population
In 1861, Crowland had a population of 1,457: 773 male and 684 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,478 |
| 1861 | 1,457 |
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,010 |
| 1911 | 1,667 |
| 1921 | 3,826 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Crowland, 1851 (92.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Crowland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,457 total population, 773 males, Male members of the family who are present: 736, 684 females, Female members of the family who are present: 662, 524 single males, 417 single females, 236 married males, 225 married females, 166 males attending school, 131 females attending school, 42 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 37, 27 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 22, 19 female births, 13 widowed males, 7 adult males unable to read or write, 6 adult females unable to read or write, 3 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 108 single males aged 20 to 30, 99 single males aged 10 to 15, 91 females aged 5 to 10, 90 single males aged 15 to 20, 81 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 78 single females aged 15 to 20, 72 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 66 married females aged 20 to 30, 64 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females age 3 to 4, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,154 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 85 persons originating in the United States, 78 persons originating in Ireland, 49 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 42 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $578,632 value farms (dollars), $76,810 value all livestock, 48,666 bushels of oats, 44,372 pounds of homemade butter, $35,915 value horses aged over 3 years, $21,348 value farm implements in dollars, 17,266 acres of land in farms, 17,094 bushels of potatoes, 16,307 gallons of cider, 12,163 bushels of corn, 10,629 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,398 bushels of barley, 10,243 bushels of spring wheat, 8,905 bushels of peas, 7,074 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,993 acres of farmland under crops, 6,654 bushels of buckwheat, 6,637 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $5,087 value garden and orchard crops, 4,932 bushels of winter wheat, 4,111 pounds of maple sugar, 3,362 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,906 bushels of rye, 2,145 sheep, 1,944 tons of hay, 1,327 acres of oats, 1,015 acres of spring wheat, 1,014 bushels of carrots, 915 swine, 908 bushels of turnips, 622 pounds of flax or hemp, 590 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 514 calves and heifers, 511 milk cows, 501 acres of winter wheat, 490 horses aged over 3 years, 471 acres of peas, 422 acres of barley, 402 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 314 acres of buckwheat, 279 barrels of pork, 274 acres of farmland in gardens, 272 acres of corn, 252 acres of rye, 221 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 195 occupants of farms, 158 bushels of beans, 156 acres of potatoes, 144 horses aged 3 years and under, 138 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 113 barrels of beef, 80 bulls, oxen, or steers, 77 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 pounds of hops, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,237 yards of flannel, $1,494 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 615 yards of fulled cloth, 74 carriages for pleasure, $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 9 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). The 1861 enumerator also recorded 869 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151002_1891— 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). "Crowland, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crowland-on102004-1861/.