Elizabethtown, Ontario (1861 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.788°W.
Population
In 1861, Elizabethtown had a population of 6,101: 3,122 male and 2,979 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brockville, East Ward—Quartier, 1871 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 185 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,101 total population, 3,122 males, Male members of the family who are present: 3,115, 2,979 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,977, 2,063 single males, 1,880 single females, 997 married males, 990 married females, 526 males attending school, 422 females attending school, 109 widowed females, 106 male births, 92 female births, 62 widowed males, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 10 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 3 lunatic females, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 415 single males aged 10 to 15, 378 single females aged 10 to 15, 352 females aged 5 to 10, 335 males aged 5 to 10, 328 single males aged 20 to 30, 315 single males aged 15 to 20, 312 single females aged 15 to 20, 283 married females aged 20 to 30, 274 single females aged 20 to 30, 270 married males aged 30 to 40, 267 married females aged 30 to 40, 214 married males aged 40 to 50, 192 married females aged 40 to 50, 170 married males aged 50 to 60, 167 married males aged 20 to 30, 133 married females aged 50 to 60, 124 married males aged 60 to 70, 123 males aged 2 to 3, 113 males aged 3 to 4, 107 males aged 1 to 2, 105 females aged 1 to 2, 100 males aged 4 to 5, 98 females aged 2 to 3, 93 females aged 4 to 5, 89 females age 3 to 4, 79 married females aged 60 to 70, 59 single males aged 30 to 40, 50 single females aged 30 to 40, 38 married males aged 70 to 80, 31 single males aged 40 to 50, 26 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 19 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 80 to 90, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,489 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 943 persons originating in Ireland, 268 persons originating in the United States, 259 persons originating in England or Wales, 123 persons originating in Scotland, 27 Indigenous persons, 16 Indigenous males, 13 Indigenous females, 8 persons originating in all other places, 6 negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,402,897 value farms (dollars), $202,895 value all livestock, 202,433 pounds of homemade butter, 112,088 bushels of oats, $95,431 value horses aged over 3 years, 94,455 bushels of spring wheat, 67,413 bushels of potatoes, 67,398 acres of land in farms, $45,429 value farm implements in dollars, 37,584 acres of farmland under cultivation, 36,900 pounds of maple sugar, 29,814 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,702 acres of farmland under crops, 19,795 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17,919 bushels of peas, 16,614 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,190 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,845 bushels of carrots, $11,085 value garden and orchard crops, 10,234 bushels of buckwheat, 7,945 sheep, 7,078 bushels of turnips, 6,405 acres of spring wheat, 5,756 tons of hay, 4,540 bushels of barley, 4,414 acres of oats, 3,085 milk cows, 3,045 bushels of corn, 2,159 calves and heifers, 1,793 swine, 1,701 barrels of pork, 1,662 horses aged over 3 years, 1,525 bushels of winter wheat, 1,382 gallons of cider, 1,325 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,130 acres of peas, 891 acres of potatoes, 692 horses aged 3 years and under, 677 bushels of rye, 675 occupants of farms, 504 acres of buckwheat, 471 acres of corn, 455 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 349 barrels of beef, 292 acres of barley, 268 acres of farmland in gardens, 244 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 203 bushels of beans, 172 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 170 pounds of hops, 146 acres of rye, 134 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 108 acres of winter wheat, 102 bulls, oxen, or steers, 93 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $20,374 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10,538 yards of flannel, 3,998 yards of fulled cloth, 408 carriages for pleasure, $333 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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 males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058001_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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on083007-1861/.