Darling, Ontario (1861 census)
Darling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 76.514°W.
Population
In 1861, Darling had a population of 900: 475 male and 425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 670 |
| 1861 | 900 |
| 1871 | 801 |
| 1881 | 767 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 771 |
| 1911 | 623 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Darling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 900 total population, 475 males, Male members of the family who are present: 450, 425 females, Female members of the family who are present: 417, 340 single males, 299 single females, 124 married males, 119 males attending school, 119 married females, 95 females attending school, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 29 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 25, 22 female births, 20 male births, 11 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 7 widowed females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 82 females aged 5 to 10, 72 males aged 5 to 10, 62 single females aged 10 to 15, 62 single males aged 10 to 15, 50 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 married males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 21 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 17 females age 3 to 4, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 585 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 120 French Canadians, 104 persons originating in Scotland, 70 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $31,930 value farms (dollars), 27,160 pounds of homemade butter, 20,255 bushels of potatoes, $17,128 value all livestock, 16,235 acres of land in farms, 12,020 pounds of maple sugar, 10,402 bushels of oats, 9,570 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,260 bushels of turnips, 6,665 acres of farmland under cultivation, $5,754 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,606 bushels of spring wheat, 4,049 bushels of winter wheat, $3,828 value farm implements in dollars, 3,785 acres of farmland under crops, 2,876 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,476 bushels of peas, 1,259 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,127 bushels of corn, 782 sheep, 751 tons of hay, 587 acres of oats, 495 calves and heifers, 466 horses aged over 3 years, 392 acres of spring wheat, 377 milk cows, 322 swine, 263 acres of winter wheat, 256 bushels of rye, 228 barrels of pork, 159 acres of peas, 146 acres of potatoes, 132 bulls, oxen, or steers, 122 occupants of farms, 88 barrels of beef, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 88 pounds of hops, 80 bushels of barley, $77 value garden and orchard crops, 68 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 55 acres of corn, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 bushels of carrots, 28 acres of turnips, 21 acres of rye, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of beans, 5 acres of barley, 5 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms over 200 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 2,002 yards of flannel, 309 yards of fulled cloth, $195 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261235
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). "Darling, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darling-on082005-1861/.