Ellice, Ontario (1861 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1861, Ellice had a population of 2,616: 1,414 male and 1,202 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,616 total population, 1,414 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,279, 1,202 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,134, 970 single males, 820 single females, 424 married males, 352 married females, 258 males attending school, 221 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 135, 83 adult females unable to read or write, 79 adult males unable to read or write, 72 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, 44 female births, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 192 females aged 5 to 10, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 165 single males aged 10 to 15, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 157 single males aged 15 to 20, 150 males aged 5 to 10, 129 single females aged 15 to 20, 127 married males aged 30 to 40, 109 married males aged 40 to 50, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 65 females aged 1 to 2, 64 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 males aged 3 to 4, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 48 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,176 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 506 persons originating in Ireland, 458 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 135 French Canadians, 126 persons originating in England or Wales, 96 persons originating in France, 84 persons originating in Scotland, 31 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $544,645 value farms (dollars), 81,606 bushels of spring wheat, $72,964 value all livestock, 40,828 pounds of homemade butter, 38,001 bushels of oats, 35,765 bushels of potatoes, 28,315 bushels of turnips, $25,679 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,537 acres of land in farms, $25,272 value farm implements in dollars, 23,533 bushels of peas, 13,419 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,118 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,274 pounds of maple sugar, 8,686 acres of farmland under crops, 5,683 bushels of winter wheat, 4,066 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,846 acres of spring wheat, 3,206 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,226 swine, 1,825 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,680 tons of hay, 1,438 bushels of barley, 1,434 sheep, $1,358 value garden and orchard crops, 1,180 acres of oats, 975 calves and heifers, 937 bushels of carrots, 936 acres of peas, 828 barrels of pork, 813 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 777 milk cows, 739 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 471 bulls, oxen, or steers, 380 horses aged over 3 years, 311 acres of potatoes, 301 occupants of farms, 247 pounds of hops, 226 acres of farmland in gardens, 217 acres of winter wheat, 176 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 175 horses aged 3 years and under, 150 acres of turnips, 150 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 148 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 120 barrels of beef, 80 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 51 bushels of buckwheat, 46 acres of barley, 35 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of beans, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,489 yards of flannel, $1,005 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 703 yards of fulled cloth, 34 yards of linen, 27 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on092005-1861/.