Dalhousie, Ontario (1861 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261224. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.004°N, 76.524°W.
Population
In 1861, Dalhousie had a population of 1,689: 865 male and 824 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,689 |
| 1911 | 1,225 |
| 1921 | 1,047 |
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 Dalhousie & Sherbrooke North, 1851 (74.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, 1871 (43.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,689 total population, 865 males, 824 females, Male members of the family who are present: 810, Female members of the family who are present: 800, 613 single males, 559 single females, 237 married males, 228 married females, 216 females attending school, 208 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, 37 widowed females, 31 female births, 31 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 21 adult males unable to read or write, 15 widowed males, 12 adult females unable to read or write, 2 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 137 females aged 5 to 10, 117 single males aged 10 to 15, 108 males aged 5 to 10, 108 single females aged 10 to 15, 102 single males aged 20 to 30, 98 single males aged 15 to 20, 82 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 single females aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 40 to 50, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 27 females age 3 to 4, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,218 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 332 persons originating in Scotland, 103 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $132,244 value farms (dollars), $73,440 value all livestock, 62,694 pounds of homemade butter, 41,311 bushels of potatoes, 38,100 acres of land in farms, 27,785 bushels of oats, 23,916 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $21,604 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,905 pounds of maple sugar, 16,922 bushels of turnips, $14,224 value farm implements in dollars, 14,184 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,327 bushels of spring wheat, 7,173 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,972 acres of farmland under crops, 6,935 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,534 bushels of peas, 6,049 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,981 bushels of winter wheat, 2,535 sheep, 1,853 tons of hay, 1,624 calves and heifers, 1,231 acres of oats, $1,190 value garden and orchard crops, 1,138 bushels of corn, 975 milk cows, 946 swine, 821 acres of spring wheat, 805 bushels of buckwheat, 641 barrels of pork, 526 bushels of barley, 511 acres of peas, 467 bushels of carrots, 367 barrels of beef, 350 horses aged over 3 years, 322 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 293 acres of potatoes, 255 bulls, oxen, or steers, 251 pounds of hops, 238 occupants of farms, 210 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 201 bushels of rye, 177 acres of winter wheat, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 115 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 66 acres of corn, 62 acres of buckwheat, 47 bushels of beans, 41 acres of turnips, 39 acres of farmland in gardens, 32 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of rye, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,107 yards of flannel, $3,061 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,323 yards of fulled cloth, $150 value carriages for hire (dollars), 84 carriages for pleasure, 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261224
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). "Dalhousie, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalhousie-on082004-1861/.