Elmsley, Ontario (1861 census)
Elmsley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.082°W.
Population
In 1861, Elmsley had a population of 1,400: 729 male and 671 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,442 |
| 1861 | 1,400 |
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, Elmsley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,400 total population, 729 males, Male members of the family who are present: 692, 671 females, Female members of the family who are present: 642, 516 single males, 459 single females, 204 married males, 193 married females, 154 males attending school, 138 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 37, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, 23 male births, 19 widowed females, 14 female births, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 9 widowed males, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 112 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 single males aged 15 to 20, 98 single females aged 15 to 20, 91 single females aged 10 to 15, 88 single males aged 10 to 15, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 76 females aged 5 to 10, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 married females aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 30 to 40, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 15 females age 3 to 4, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 926 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 342 persons originating in Ireland, 78 persons originating in Scotland, 35 persons originating in the United States, 16 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $263,430 value farms (dollars), 62,490 pounds of homemade butter, $61,419 value all livestock, 28,841 bushels of oats, 28,595 bushels of potatoes, 19,705 acres of land in farms, $19,335 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,703 bushels of spring wheat, $13,747 value farm implements in dollars, 11,877 pounds of maple sugar, 11,075 bushels of turnips, 10,709 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,996 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,750 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,193 bushels of peas, 6,251 acres of farmland under crops, 4,455 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,242 bushels of winter wheat, 2,060 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,005 sheep, 1,493 bushels of corn, 1,402 tons of hay, 1,260 acres of spring wheat, 1,070 acres of oats, 993 calves and heifers, 875 milk cows, 677 swine, 670 barrels of pork, 606 bushels of barley, 494 bushels of buckwheat, 483 acres of peas, 409 bushels of carrots, 339 horses aged over 3 years, 329 bushels of rye, 248 acres of winter wheat, 239 acres of potatoes, 186 occupants of farms, 173 barrels of beef, 161 horses aged 3 years and under, 101 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 91 pounds of hops, 83 bulls, oxen, or steers, 61 acres of corn, 44 bushels of beans, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 acres of rye, 29 acres of barley, 28 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 acres of buckwheat, $25 value garden and orchard crops, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,111 yards of flannel, $3,204 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,311 yards of fulled cloth, 76 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083006— 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). "Elmsley, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-on083006-1861/.