Egremont, Ontario (1861 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1861, Egremont had a population of 2,934: 1,522 male and 1,412 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont shared boundaries with:
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 2,934 total population, 1,522 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,430, 1,412 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,357, 1,022 single males, 905 single females, 472 married females, 470 married males, 208 males attending school, 185 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 92, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 50 male births, 49 female births, 48 adult females unable to read or write, 48 adult males unable to read or write, 35 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 220 males aged 5 to 10, 212 females aged 5 to 10, 203 single females aged 10 to 15, 194 single males aged 10 to 15, 173 single females aged 15 to 20, 170 single males aged 15 to 20, 167 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 single males aged 20 to 30, 146 married females aged 30 to 40, 135 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married males aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 59 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 48 females age 3 to 4, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 35 married females aged 15 to 20, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,631 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 672 persons originating in Scotland, 334 persons originating in Ireland, 239 persons originating in England or Wales, 39 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $459,112 value farms (dollars), $84,246 value all livestock, 56,345 acres of land in farms, 55,691 bushels of spring wheat, 53,606 pounds of homemade butter, 46,040 bushels of potatoes, 46,034 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 39,887 bushels of oats, $17,902 value farm implements in dollars, 17,739 bushels of turnips, $17,670 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,235 bushels of peas, 10,311 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,133 pounds of maple sugar, 8,278 acres of farmland under crops, 3,910 acres of spring wheat, 3,306 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,708 bushels of barley, 2,538 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,025 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,829 swine, 1,586 acres of oats, 1,460 calves and heifers, 1,232 sheep, 1,047 bushels of winter wheat, 1,015 tons of hay, 978 milk cows, 800 pounds of flax or hemp, 799 acres of turnips, 789 bulls, oxen, or steers, 670 acres of peas, 563 barrels of pork, 528 occupants of farms, 408 acres of potatoes, 382 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 279 horses aged over 3 years, 123 barrels of beef, 123 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 119 horses aged 3 years and under, 113 acres of barley, 97 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 48 acres of winter wheat, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, $10 value garden and orchard crops, 8 acres of farmland in gardens, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 pounds of hops, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,887 yards of flannel, $625 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 311 yards of fulled cloth, 7 carriages for pleasure. (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: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on075005-1861/.