Dunwich, Ontario (1861 census)

Dunwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,888. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.669°N, 81.493°W.

Population

In 1861, Dunwich had a population of 2,888: 1,499 male and 1,389 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Dunwich shared boundaries with:

• Aldborough
• Ekfrid
• Mosa
• Southwold

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,888 total population, 1,499 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,419, 1,389 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,335, 1,090 single males, 938 single females, 384 married males, 381 married females, 305 males attending school, 267 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 80, 70 widowed females, 59 female births, 57 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, 25 widowed males, 16 adult females unable to read or write, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 237 males aged 5 to 10, 200 females aged 5 to 10, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 177 single males aged 10 to 15, 177 single males aged 20 to 30, 151 single males aged 15 to 20, 144 married females aged 30 to 40, 137 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 119 single females aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 females age 3 to 4, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 39 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 single females aged 30 to 40, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males 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 1,688 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 725 persons originating in Scotland, 156 persons originating in England or Wales, 126 persons originating in Ireland, 102 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 60 persons originating in the United States, 19 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 9 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $604,666 value farms (dollars), $117,787 value all livestock, 81,552 pounds of homemade butter, 57,180 bushels of oats, 53,415 pounds of maple sugar, 44,725 acres of land in farms, $41,290 value horses aged over 3 years, 33,782 bushels of peas, 26,778 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,453 bushels of potatoes, 25,402 bushels of spring wheat, $23,739 value farm implements in dollars, 17,947 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,020 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16,411 bushels of turnips, 15,608 bushels of winter wheat, 9,558 acres of farmland under crops, 8,326 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,176 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,171 bushels of corn, 5,519 bushels of barley, 5,428 sheep, 3,976 gallons of cider, $3,718 value garden and orchard crops, 3,202 tons of hay, 2,878 swine, 1,731 acres of oats, 1,726 acres of spring wheat, 1,704 calves and heifers, 1,594 acres of peas, 1,439 bushels of buckwheat, 1,394 milk cows, 1,182 acres of winter wheat, 853 bushels of carrots, 682 horses aged over 3 years, 658 barrels of pork, 580 bushels of rye, 549 occupants of farms, 341 acres of potatoes, 318 bulls, oxen, or steers, 303 acres of corn, 289 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 245 horses aged 3 years and under, 243 barrels of beef, 231 acres of barley, 213 acres of farmland in gardens, 199 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 190 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 bushels of beans, 82 acres of buckwheat, 66 acres of turnips, 58 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 50 acres of rye, 42 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 17 pounds of hops, 16 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 pounds of flax or hemp, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,334 yards of flannel, $4,018 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,342 yards of fulled cloth, 74 carriages for pleasure, 45 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON070004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON109004_1891 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115261343

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). "Dunwich, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunwich-on070004-1861/.