Ekfrid, Ontario (1861 census)

Ekfrid was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.783°N, 81.629°W.

Population

In 1861, Ekfrid had a population of 2,574: 1,334 male and 1,240 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, Ekfrid shared boundaries with:

• Caradoc
• Dunwich
• Metcalfe
• Mosa

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,574 total population, 1,334 males, 1,240 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,219, Female members of the family who are present: 1,151, 947 single males, 831 single females, 370 married females, 369 married males, 299 males attending school, 267 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 115, Females present who are not members of the family: 89, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 39 widowed females, 38 male births, 34 female births, 29 adult males unable to read or write, 18 widowed males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 197 males aged 5 to 10, 187 single males aged 10 to 15, 186 females aged 5 to 10, 186 single females aged 15 to 20, 183 single females aged 10 to 15, 163 single males aged 15 to 20, 139 single males aged 20 to 30, 118 married females aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 40 to 50, 79 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 30 to 40, 71 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 single females aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 males of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,536 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 625 persons originating in Scotland, 161 persons originating in Ireland, 148 persons originating in England or Wales, 64 persons originating in the United States, 24 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $687,990 value farms (dollars), $105,051 value all livestock, 94,712 pounds of homemade butter, 58,751 bushels of oats, 51,520 bushels of peas, $48,314 value horses aged over 3 years, 39,642 bushels of potatoes, 38,575 bushels of spring wheat, 37,154 acres of land in farms, $25,640 value farm implements in dollars, 22,560 pounds of maple sugar, 21,989 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,386 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,165 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,431 acres of farmland under crops, 8,228 bushels of barley, 7,200 bushels of corn, 6,830 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,692 bushels of turnips, 4,737 swine, 4,722 sheep, 4,474 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,475 bushels of winter wheat, $3,039 value garden and orchard crops, 2,401 acres of oats, 2,395 tons of hay, 2,392 acres of peas, 2,252 bushels of buckwheat, 2,106 acres of spring wheat, 1,691 calves and heifers, 1,344 milk cows, 970 gallons of cider, 559 barrels of pork, 549 bushels of carrots, 536 horses aged over 3 years, 424 acres of potatoes, 372 occupants of farms, 360 pounds of flax or hemp, 328 acres of barley, 310 horses aged 3 years and under, 260 acres of farmland in gardens, 256 acres of winter wheat, 243 bushels of beans, 236 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 233 acres of corn, 205 bulls, oxen, or steers, 153 pounds of hops, 132 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 122 acres of buckwheat, 115 acres of turnips, 115 barrels of beef, 80 bushels of rye, 68 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,552 yards of flannel, $2,468 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,934 yards of fulled cloth, 35 carriages for pleasure, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 males age 3 to 4: 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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: ON086005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON128006 — 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). "Ekfrid, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ekfrid-on086005-1861/.