Derby, Ontario (1861 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.511°N, 81.018°W.
Population
In 1861, Derby had a population of 1,243: 631 male and 612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,243 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 2,363 |
| 1891 | 2,200 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,930 |
| 1921 | 1,554 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,243 total population, 631 males, 612 females, Female members of the family who are present: 598, Male members of the family who are present: 589, 425 single males, 403 single females, 179 married females, 179 married males, 155 males attending school, 116 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 30 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 22 female births, 21 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 14, 2 adult males unable to read or write, 1 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 77 single females aged 15 to 20, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 72 single females aged 20 to 30, 69 males aged 5 to 10, 69 single males aged 10 to 15, 62 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 females aged 5 to 10, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 49 married males aged 40 to 50, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 females age 3 to 4, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 730 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 200 persons originating in Scotland, 197 persons originating in Ireland, 88 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $242,666 value farms (dollars), 55,380 bushels of turnips, $45,488 value all livestock, 29,500 bushels of spring wheat, 28,925 pounds of homemade butter, 23,710 bushels of potatoes, 22,275 acres of land in farms, 17,579 bushels of oats, 15,806 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $14,806 value farm implements in dollars, $12,162 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,431 pounds of maple sugar, 7,317 bushels of peas, 6,469 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,077 acres of farmland under crops, 2,747 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,709 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,849 acres of spring wheat, 1,552 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,335 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,322 tons of hay, 959 sheep, 895 bushels of winter wheat, 768 calves and heifers, 626 swine, 601 acres of oats, 510 bushels of barley, 486 milk cows, $443 value garden and orchard crops, 398 barrels of pork, 381 bushels of carrots, 369 acres of peas, 269 bulls, oxen, or steers, 245 acres of turnips, 200 occupants of farms, 190 acres of potatoes, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 160 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 pounds of hops, 110 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 81 barrels of beef, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 48 acres of winter wheat, 42 bushels of corn, 38 pounds of flax or hemp, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 acres of barley, 26 bushels of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of corn, 6 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,738 yards of flannel, $745 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 506 yards of fulled cloth, 16 carriages for pleasure, 5 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 9 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261272
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). "Derby, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/derby-on075004-1861/.