Digby, Ontario (1861 census)
Digby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 88. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.849°N, 78.965°W.
Population
In 1861, Digby had a population of 88: 66 male and 22 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 88 |
| 1921 | 78 |
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 Laxton, Digby, Longford, 1871 (81.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Digby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 88 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 66, 66 males, 46 single males, 42 single females, Female members of the family who are present: 22, 22 females, 20 married males, 9 married females, 1 female births, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 24 single males aged 20 to 30, 9 single males aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 females aged 5 to 10, 4 males aged 5 to 10, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 married females aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 single males aged 10 to 15, 1 females age 3 to 4, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 55 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 17 persons originating in Ireland, 12 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,630 value farms (dollars), $1,500 value all livestock, 1,421 acres of land in farms, 1,395 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $1,100 value horses aged over 3 years, 500 bushels of potatoes, 450 pounds of homemade butter, 430 bushels of spring wheat, 400 bushels of turnips, $130 value farm implements in dollars, 100 pounds of maple sugar, 26 acres of farmland under crops, 26 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19 acres of spring wheat, 14 sheep, 12 horses aged over 3 years, 12 occupants of farms, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 calves and heifers, 11 swine, 8 milk cows, 4 barrels of pork, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 3 acres of potatoes, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149004— 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). "Digby, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/digby-on100005-1861/.