Dalton, Ontario (1861 census)
Dalton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 61. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5211718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.759°N, 79.105°W.
Population
In 1861, Dalton had a population of 61: 42 male and 19 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 61 |
| 1881 | 530 |
| 1891 | 509 |
| 1901 | 541 |
| 1911 | 480 |
| 1921 | 396 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Carden, Dalton, 1871 (49.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Dalton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 61 total population, 42 males, Male members of the family who are present: 32, 30 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 19, 19 females, 12 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 10 married females, 9 single females, 2 female births, 1 male births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 13 single males aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 20 to 30, 4 married males aged 30 to 40, 3 females aged 5 to 10, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 males aged 5 to 10, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 10 to 15, 3 single males aged 15 to 20, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 10 to 15. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 40 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 3,010 bushels of turnips, $1,260 value farms (dollars), 1,080 bushels of potatoes, $807 value all livestock, 590 pounds of maple sugar, 490 bushels of spring wheat, 450 pounds of homemade butter, 340 bushels of oats, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 85 acres of land in farms, 73 acres of farmland under cultivation, 71 acres of farmland under crops, $67 value farm implements in dollars, 44 bushels of corn, 24 acres of spring wheat, 19 bushels of barley, 15 swine, 14 bulls, oxen, or steers, 13 acres of turnips, 13 occupants of farms, 12 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of potatoes, 10 milk cows, 9 acres of winter wheat, 9 barrels of beef, 8 acres of oats, 8 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7 calves and heifers, 6 barrels of pork, 6 bushels of peas, 4 acres of corn, 3 sheep, 3 tons of hay, 2 acres of farmland in pasture, 1 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5211718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Township,_Ontario
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). "Dalton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalton-on100004-1861/.