Edwardsburg, Ontario (1861 census)
Edwardsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 75.502°W.
Population
In 1861, Edwardsburg had a population of 5,545: 2,859 male and 2,686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,779 |
| 1861 | 5,545 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,431 |
| 1891 | 4,517 |
| 1901 | 4,268 |
| 1911 | 3,360 |
| 1921 | 3,238 |
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, Edwardsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,545 total population, 2,859 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,702, 2,686 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,525, 1,865 single males, 1,754 single females, 944 married males, 830 married females, 698 males attending school, 644 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 161, Males present who are not members of the family: 157, 116 male births, 111 adult females unable to read or write, 104 female births, 102 widowed females, 101 adult males unable to read or write, 50 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 412 females aged 5 to 10, 410 males aged 5 to 10, 324 single males aged 10 to 15, 316 single females aged 10 to 15, 268 single males aged 15 to 20, 256 married females aged 20 to 30, 254 married males aged 30 to 40, 252 single females aged 20 to 30, 241 married females aged 30 to 40, 240 single males aged 20 to 30, 238 married males aged 40 to 50, 226 married males aged 20 to 30, 222 single females aged 15 to 20, 162 married females aged 40 to 50, 134 males aged 4 to 5, 126 married males aged 50 to 60, 120 males aged 3 to 4, 108 females age 3 to 4, 108 males aged 2 to 3, 104 females aged 2 to 3, 102 females aged 1 to 2, 102 married females aged 50 to 60, 100 females aged 4 to 5, 100 males aged 1 to 2, 64 married males aged 60 to 70, 48 married females aged 60 to 70, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 23 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 married males aged 80 to 90, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,068 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 892 persons originating in Ireland, 215 persons originating in Scotland, 155 persons originating in England or Wales, 145 persons originating in the United States, 65 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,069,550 value farms (dollars), 190,555 pounds of homemade butter, $160,353 value all livestock, 114,479 bushels of oats, 99,836 bushels of potatoes, $66,048 value horses aged over 3 years, 57,232 acres of land in farms, 49,863 bushels of spring wheat, $45,927 value farm implements in dollars, 31,614 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,618 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,252 pounds of maple sugar, 15,629 acres of farmland under crops, 12,997 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,714 acres of farmland in pasture, $8,873 value garden and orchard crops, 7,549 bushels of buckwheat, 6,071 bushels of corn, 5,089 bushels of carrots, 5,023 bushels of barley, 4,760 tons of hay, 4,422 acres of oats, 4,294 bushels of peas, 3,744 sheep, 3,678 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,207 gallons of cider, 2,736 acres of spring wheat, 2,693 bushels of turnips, 2,447 milk cows, 2,215 bushels of rye, 1,979 calves and heifers, 1,679 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,372 swine, 1,368 barrels of pork, 1,211 horses aged over 3 years, 852 acres of potatoes, 668 occupants of farms, 520 horses aged 3 years and under, 483 barrels of beef, 394 acres of buckwheat, 329 pounds of flax or hemp, 304 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 275 acres of farmland in gardens, 260 acres of barley, 236 acres of peas, 219 acres of corn, 198 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 195 bushels of beans, 194 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 194 bushels of winter wheat, 134 acres of rye, 104 bulls, oxen, or steers, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 67 pounds of hops, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 9 acres of winter wheat, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $15,093 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 9,758 yards of flannel, 3,462 yards of fulled cloth, 457 carriages for pleasure, 19 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 3 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 48 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 25, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy | 1838–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113002— 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). "Edwardsburg, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/edwardsburg-on074002-1861/.