Denbigh and Abinger, Ontario (1861 census)
Denbigh and Abinger was a township in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 175. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.055°N, 77.303°W.
Population
In 1861, Denbigh and Abinger had a population of 175.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Denbigh and Abinger shared boundaries with:
- Anglesea
- Bairie and Clarendon
- Brudenoll, Raglan and Radcliffe
- Elzevir
- Miller and Canonto
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Sebastopol and Griffith
- Tudor and Lake
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 103 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 175 |
| Total population | 175 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 151 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Switzerland | 1 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 15 |
| Acres of corn | 10 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 4,700 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,583 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 159 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 159 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,742 |
| Acres of oats | 32 |
| Acres of peas | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 878 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,652 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,245 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 13 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 206 |
| C22 BAR AC | 4 |
| C23 BAR BU | 70 |
| C26 PEA AC | 3 |
| C27 PEA BU | 39 |
| C28 OAT AC | 32 |
| C29 OAT BU | 878 |
| C30 BWT AC | 15 |
| C31 BWT BU | 259 |
| C34 POT AC | 25 |
| C35 POT BU | 2,652 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 9 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 7 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 2 |
| HRS ov03 V | 30,680 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 14 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 33 |
| Number of milk cows | 25 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of swine | 13 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 710 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 1,920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9 |
| Value of all livestock | 5,661 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 452 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 7,507 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 1 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 120 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRACES | 36 |
| C01 TOTAL | 36 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 31 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 5 |
| C08 HELD | 3,742 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 159 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 159 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 3,583 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 7,507 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 452 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 4,700 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 10 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 139 |
| C36 TUR AC | 31 |
| C37 TUR BU | 5,245 |
| C38 CAR BU | 10 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 1,920 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 14 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 25 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 15 |
| C55 HORSES | 33 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 30,680 |
| C58 SHEEP | 15 |
| C59 SWINE | 13 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 5,661 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 710 |
| C66 FISH SALTED | 19 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 1 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 120 |
| CD NAME | Lennox and Addington |
| England and Wales | 1 |
| Ireland | 13 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 151 |
| Prussia German States and Holland | 9 |
| Scotland | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084005— 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). "Denbigh and Abinger, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/denbigh-and-abinger-on084005-1861/.