Culross, Ontario (1861 census)
Culross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.013°N, 81.296°W.
Population
In 1861, Culross had a population of 2,266: 1,227 male and 1,039 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,266 |
| 1871 | 3,839 |
| 1881 | 3,807 |
| 1891 | 3,345 |
| 1901 | 2,955 |
| 1911 | 2,414 |
| 1921 | 2,101 |
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, Culross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,266 total population, 1,227 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,138, 1,039 females, Female members of the family who are present: 992, 881 single males, 700 single females, 325 married males, 316 married females, 159 females attending school, 151 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 89, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 44 adult females unable to read or write, 42 male births, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 39 female births, 23 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 173 females aged 5 to 10, 167 males aged 5 to 10, 166 single males aged 10 to 15, 165 single males aged 20 to 30, 162 single females aged 10 to 15, 147 single males aged 15 to 20, 134 single females aged 15 to 20, 94 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 40 to 50, 86 married males aged 30 to 40, 84 married females aged 30 to 40, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 37 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 females age 3 to 4, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females 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 1,180 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 408 persons originating in Scotland, 310 persons originating in Ireland, 121 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 73 persons originating in England or Wales, 64 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 52 French Canadians, 32 persons originating in France, 20 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $367,440 value farms (dollars), 51,885 bushels of turnips, $50,563 value all livestock, 49,728 bushels of spring wheat, 44,594 acres of land in farms, 38,717 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31,489 pounds of homemade butter, 30,346 bushels of potatoes, 21,715 pounds of maple sugar, 13,824 bushels of oats, $10,973 value farm implements in dollars, $7,680 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,877 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,830 bushels of peas, 4,890 acres of farmland under crops, 2,664 acres of spring wheat, 2,198 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,096 bushels of barley, 1,401 swine, 1,393 bushels of winter wheat, 1,225 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,051 calves and heifers, 961 acres of farmland in pasture, 872 tons of hay, 742 sheep, 654 milk cows, 541 bulls, oxen, or steers, 484 acres of oats, 465 barrels of pork, 396 occupants of farms, 305 acres of turnips, 297 acres of potatoes, 296 acres of peas, 233 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 171 pounds of flax or hemp, 169 bushels of carrots, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 130 pounds of hops, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 121 barrels of beef, 106 acres of barley, 95 bushels of beans, 93 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 87 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 50 acres of winter wheat, 37 bushels of buckwheat, 28 bushels of corn, 26 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 gallons of cider, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,292 yards of flannel, $285 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 123 yards of fulled cloth, 40 yards of linen, 4 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104007_1881— 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). "Culross, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/culross-on066007-1861/.