Easthope S, Ontario (1861 census)

Easthope S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,322. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.342°N, 80.871°W.

Population

In 1861, Easthope S had a population of 2,322: 1,284 male and 1,038 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, Easthope S shared boundaries with:

• Downie
• Easthope N
• Stratford, C
• Wilmot
• Zorra E
• Zorra W-O

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,322 total population, 1,284 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,194, 1,038 females, Female members of the family who are present: 969, 898 single males, 620 single females, 388 married females, 363 married males, 278 males attending school, 211 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, Females present who are not members of the family: 69, 48 female births, 44 male births, 30 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 19 adult males unable to read or write, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 194 single males aged 10 to 15, 163 males aged 5 to 10, 144 single females aged 10 to 15, 142 single males aged 15 to 20, 142 single males aged 20 to 30, 141 married females aged 20 to 30, 125 married females aged 30 to 40, 118 females aged 5 to 10, 108 single females aged 15 to 20, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 30 to 40, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 63 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 38 females age 3 to 4, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed 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 1,320 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 500 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 191 persons originating in Ireland, 140 persons originating in Scotland, 57 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 persons originating in France, 31 persons originating in the United States, 30 persons originating in Switzerland, 5 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 5 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $731,789 value farms (dollars), $88,093 value all livestock, 59,906 bushels of spring wheat, 49,722 bushels of oats, $44,358 value farm implements in dollars, $41,670 value horses aged over 3 years, 40,765 bushels of turnips, 39,158 pounds of homemade butter, 26,762 bushels of potatoes, 25,421 bushels of peas, 24,398 bushels of winter wheat, 20,779 acres of land in farms, 11,989 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,790 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,667 acres of farmland under crops, 6,491 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,870 pounds of maple sugar, 3,620 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,418 bushels of barley, 3,090 acres of farmland in pasture, $3,079 value garden and orchard crops, 2,933 acres of spring wheat, 2,472 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,222 sheep, 2,184 acres of oats, 1,781 swine, 1,493 tons of hay, 1,403 bushels of carrots, 1,375 acres of winter wheat, 1,146 gallons of cider, 1,082 calves and heifers, 944 acres of peas, 874 milk cows, 732 acres of farmland in gardens, 676 barrels of pork, 601 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 510 horses aged over 3 years, 265 bulls, oxen, or steers, 257 occupants of farms, 240 acres of potatoes, 236 horses aged 3 years and under, 195 acres of turnips, 190 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 156 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 128 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 113 acres of barley, 86 bushels of corn, 84 barrels of beef, 50 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 bushels of buckwheat, 47 pounds of hops, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of corn, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,915 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,172 yards of flannel, 1,892 yards of fulled cloth, 119 yards of linen, 66 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people 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: ON092004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON137004_1911 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.

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). "Easthope S, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/easthope-s-on092004-1861/.