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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q252504

Dumfries, North, Ontario (1861 census)

Dumfries, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,161. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q252504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.329°N, 80.374°W.

Population

In 1861, Dumfries, North had a population of 4,161: 2,157 male and 2,004 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18513,476
18614,161

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, Dumfries, North shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,161 total population, 2,157 males, 2,004 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,941, Female members of the family who are present: 1,847, 1,282 single females, 657 married females, 469 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 216, Females present who are not members of the family: 157, 157 females attending school, 98 male births, 95 widowed females, 88 female births, 47 widowed males, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 11 adult females unable to read or write, 7 lunatic males, 3 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 264 single males aged 20 to 30, 243 single males aged 10 to 15, 237 single males aged 15 to 20, 225 females aged 5 to 10, 221 single females aged 15 to 20, 216 single females aged 10 to 15, 202 married females aged 20 to 30, 200 married males aged 30 to 40, 196 married females aged 30 to 40, 183 males aged 5 to 10, 177 single females aged 20 to 30, 156 married males aged 40 to 50, 117 married females aged 40 to 50, 115 married males aged 20 to 30, 107 married males aged 50 to 60, 100 males aged 2 to 3, 82 males aged 1 to 2, 78 males aged 3 to 4, 74 females aged 1 to 2, 74 females aged 2 to 3, 74 males aged 4 to 5, 74 married females aged 50 to 60, 72 females aged 4 to 5, 70 married males aged 60 to 70, 59 females age 3 to 4, 52 married females aged 60 to 70, 47 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 females of unknown age, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 males of unknown age, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 90 to 100, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,390 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,227 persons originating in Scotland, 178 persons originating in England or Wales, 142 persons originating in Ireland, 122 persons originating in the United States, 90 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 Indigenous males, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $4,389,736 value farms (dollars), 252,087 bushels of turnips, $184,455 value all livestock, 176,520 bushels of winter wheat, 119,570 pounds of homemade butter, $84,302 value horses aged over 3 years, 82,350 bushels of potatoes, $81,294 value farm implements in dollars, 68,557 bushels of carrots, 62,897 bushels of oats, 44,177 acres of land in farms, 38,065 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 31,219 pounds of wool produced on farms, 30,751 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,392 bushels of peas, 18,495 acres of farmland under crops, 15,216 bushels of barley, $13,428 value garden and orchard crops, 13,423 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,681 bushels of spring wheat, 11,714 gallons of cider, 11,681 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,188 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,829 sheep, 7,336 acres of winter wheat, 4,208 tons of hay, 2,354 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,015 swine, 1,943 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,917 acres of oats, 1,909 bushels of rye, 1,904 bushels of corn, 1,847 calves and heifers, 1,820 pounds of maple sugar, 1,565 milk cows, 1,157 horses aged over 3 years, 1,031 acres of peas, 859 barrels of pork, 765 acres of spring wheat, 575 acres of farmland in gardens, 565 acres of barley, 494 acres of potatoes, 486 acres of turnips, 364 occupants of farms, 359 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 344 bushels of beans, 321 horses aged 3 years and under, 285 barrels of beef, 242 bulls, oxen, or steers, 229 bushels of buckwheat, 224 pounds of hops, 143 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 134 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 111 acres of rye, 52 acres of corn, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $22,602 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,497 yards of flannel, 1,760 yards of fulled cloth, 427 carriages for pleasure, 102 yards of linen, $70 value carriages for hire (dollars), 9 carriages for hire. (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 females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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). "Dumfries, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-north-on101002-1861/.