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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario

Dumfries, South, Ontario (1861 census)

Dumfries, South was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,916. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.233°N, 80.333°W.

Population

In 1861, Dumfries, South had a population of 3,916: 2,059 male and 1,857 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18514,297
18613,916

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, South 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 3,916 total population, 2,059 males, 1,857 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,809, Female members of the family who are present: 1,679, 1,399 single males, 1,179 single females, 605 married males, 602 married females, 441 males attending school, 271 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 250, Females present who are not members of the family: 178, 80 male births, 76 widowed females, 59 female births, 55 widowed males, 23 adult females unable to read or write, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 279 males aged 5 to 10, 249 single females aged 15 to 20, 236 single males aged 15 to 20, 233 single males aged 10 to 15, 233 single males aged 20 to 30, 228 females aged 5 to 10, 224 single females aged 10 to 15, 204 married females aged 20 to 30, 159 married males aged 30 to 40, 154 single females aged 20 to 30, 143 married females aged 30 to 40, 139 married males aged 40 to 50, 127 married males aged 20 to 30, 120 married females aged 40 to 50, 106 married males aged 50 to 60, 81 married females aged 50 to 60, 78 males aged 2 to 3, 69 males aged 1 to 2, 59 females age 3 to 4, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 59 married males aged 60 to 70, 53 females aged 4 to 5, 52 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 37 single males aged 30 to 40, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 males of unknown age, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,458 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 582 persons originating in Scotland, 301 persons originating in Ireland, 267 persons originating in England or Wales, 214 persons originating in the United States, 71 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 15 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 11 Indigenous persons, 6 Indigenous females, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 12 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,037,649 value farms (dollars), $206,653 value all livestock, 177,194 bushels of winter wheat, 161,703 bushels of turnips, $115,415 value horses aged over 3 years, 105,097 pounds of homemade butter, 77,262 bushels of carrots, $72,195 value farm implements in dollars, 70,476 bushels of oats, 61,783 bushels of potatoes, 44,747 bushels of peas, 42,728 acres of land in farms, 34,470 bushels of barley, 33,934 acres of farmland under cultivation, 30,550 pounds of wool produced on farms, 29,759 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 28,837 acres of farmland under crops, 23,062 bushels of spring wheat, 19,456 gallons of cider, $15,055 value garden and orchard crops, 9,997 pounds of maple sugar, 9,173 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 8,794 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,553 sheep, 8,052 acres of winter wheat, 7,799 bushels of corn, 4,638 tons of hay, 4,500 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,294 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,591 bushels of buckwheat, 2,857 swine, 2,056 acres of oats, 1,983 acres of peas, 1,726 calves and heifers, 1,706 milk cows, 1,438 barrels of pork, 1,322 horses aged over 3 years, 1,248 acres of barley, 1,238 acres of spring wheat, 943 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 802 acres of farmland in gardens, 419 acres of potatoes, 370 occupants of farms, 346 horses aged 3 years and under, 344 acres of turnips, 330 bushels of rye, 299 barrels of beef, 257 acres of corn, 240 bulls, oxen, or steers, 183 bushels of beans, 149 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 147 acres of buckwheat, 118 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 73 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 52 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of mangel wurtzel, 14 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $22,596 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,555 yards of flannel, 1,084 yards of fulled cloth, 289 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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, South, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-south-on065004-1861/.