Downie, Ontario (1861 census)
Downie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,610. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.328°N, 81.060°W.
Population
In 1861, Downie had a population of 3,610: 1,933 male and 1,677 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,610 |
| 1871 | 3,738 |
| 1881 | 3,489 |
| 1891 | 3,281 |
| 1901 | 2,895 |
| 1911 | 2,561 |
| 1921 | 2,457 |
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, Downie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,610 total population, 1,933 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,823, 1,677 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,607, 1,353 single males, 1,236 single females, 537 married males, 408 males attending school, 406 married females, 340 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 110, 91 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 70, 57 female births, 55 adult males unable to read or write, 43 widowed males, 41 adult females unable to read or write, 35 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 285 single females aged 10 to 15, 251 single males aged 10 to 15, 234 females aged 5 to 10, 231 males aged 5 to 10, 196 single females aged 15 to 20, 173 single males aged 15 to 20, 173 single males aged 20 to 30, 148 married males aged 30 to 40, 138 single females aged 20 to 30, 136 married males aged 40 to 50, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 122 married males aged 50 to 60, 116 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 males aged 2 to 3, 81 males aged 1 to 2, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 females aged 1 to 2, 72 males aged 3 to 4, 67 males aged 4 to 5, 59 females aged 4 to 5, 59 single males aged 30 to 40, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 57 married males aged 60 to 70, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 females age 3 to 4, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 41 single males aged 40 to 50, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 single females aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 70 to 80, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males aged 10 to 15, 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,065 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 580 persons originating in Ireland, 434 persons originating in Scotland, 354 persons originating in England or Wales, 94 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 33 French Canadians, 33 persons originating in the United States, 10 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,183,990 value farms (dollars), $156,754 value all livestock, 139,827 bushels of spring wheat, 99,629 bushels of turnips, 87,726 pounds of homemade butter, 82,438 bushels of oats, $66,906 value horses aged over 3 years, $46,949 value farm implements in dollars, 44,768 bushels of potatoes, 43,893 acres of land in farms, 41,504 bushels of peas, 23,028 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,746 pounds of maple sugar, 20,865 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,386 acres of farmland under crops, 12,364 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,579 bushels of winter wheat, 7,238 bushels of carrots, 7,002 acres of spring wheat, 5,985 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,252 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,759 sheep, 3,540 bushels of barley, 3,414 tons of hay, 2,974 swine, 2,090 acres of oats, 2,071 calves and heifers, 1,630 pounds of flax or hemp, $1,579 value garden and orchard crops, 1,565 acres of peas, 1,421 milk cows, 1,155 horses aged 3 years and under, 772 horses aged over 3 years, 576 barrels of pork, 560 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 494 occupants of farms, 478 bulls, oxen, or steers, 448 acres of winter wheat, 406 acres of potatoes, 357 acres of turnips, 303 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 227 acres of farmland in gardens, 222 bushels of beans, 146 barrels of beef, 112 acres of barley, 98 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 bushels of buckwheat, 65 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 pounds of hops, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,976 yards of flannel, $2,247 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,340 yards of fulled cloth, 165 yards of linen, 41 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261308
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). "Downie, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/downie-on092002-1861/.