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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario

Dorchester, North, Ontario (1861 census)

Dorchester, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,027. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.962°N, 81.023°W.

Population

In 1861, Dorchester, North had a population of 4,027: 2,058 male and 1,969 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18512,570
18614,027

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, Dorchester, North shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,027 total population, 2,058 males, 1,969 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,951, Female members of the family who are present: 1,887, 1,375 single males, 1,254 single females, 649 married females, 644 married males, 368 females attending school, 351 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 107, 90 male births, 84 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 66 widowed females, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 39 widowed males, 35 adult females unable to read or write, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 322 males aged 5 to 10, 302 females aged 5 to 10, 270 single males aged 10 to 15, 265 single females aged 10 to 15, 222 single males aged 15 to 20, 197 single females aged 15 to 20, 196 married females aged 20 to 30, 169 married females aged 30 to 40, 164 married males aged 20 to 30, 149 married males aged 40 to 50, 148 married males aged 30 to 40, 131 single males aged 20 to 30, 118 married females aged 40 to 50, 102 married males aged 50 to 60, 98 single females aged 20 to 30, 85 males aged 1 to 2, 83 married females aged 50 to 60, 79 males aged 2 to 3, 74 females age 3 to 4, 73 females aged 1 to 2, 71 females aged 4 to 5, 70 males aged 3 to 4, 69 males aged 4 to 5, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 51 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 married females aged 60 to 70, 34 married females aged 15 to 20, 26 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 males of unknown age, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 females of unknown age, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,728 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 403 persons originating in Ireland, 400 persons originating in England or Wales, 264 persons originating in Scotland, 182 persons originating in the United States, 31 Indigenous males, 27 Indigenous females, 22 French Canadians, 19 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,102,272 value farms (dollars), $141,622 value all livestock, 121,950 bushels of turnips, 92,171 pounds of homemade butter, 72,872 bushels of spring wheat, 72,806 pounds of maple sugar, 70,449 bushels of oats, 66,543 bushels of potatoes, $62,788 value horses aged over 3 years, 56,089 bushels of peas, 39,469 acres of land in farms, $33,311 value farm implements in dollars, 20,028 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,441 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,530 bushels of winter wheat, 15,398 acres of farmland under crops, 14,783 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,134 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,501 bushels of carrots, 5,456 pounds of hops, 4,850 sheep, 4,833 bushels of barley, 4,240 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,819 acres of spring wheat, $3,555 value garden and orchard crops, 3,084 tons of hay, 3,044 bushels of corn, 2,912 swine, 2,498 bushels of buckwheat, 2,204 acres of peas, 1,963 calves and heifers, 1,920 acres of oats, 1,456 milk cows, 1,322 barrels of pork, 1,180 acres of winter wheat, 969 horses aged over 3 years, 606 acres of potatoes, 501 occupants of farms, 490 acres of turnips, 413 horses aged 3 years and under, 410 pounds of flax or hemp, 390 acres of farmland in gardens, 374 bushels of rye, 319 gallons of cider, 296 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 243 bulls, oxen, or steers, 237 barrels of beef, 213 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 191 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 177 acres of barley, 157 acres of corn, 115 acres of buckwheat, 114 bushels of beans, 107 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 acres of rye, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,946 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,228 yards of flannel, 1,545 yards of fulled cloth, 146 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Dorchester, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-north-on086004-1861/.