Elzevir, Ontario (1861 census)
Elzevir was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261394. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.708°N, 77.387°W.
Population
In 1861, Elzevir had a population of 1,309: 742 male and 567 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,309 |
| 1911 | 1,259 |
| 1921 | 1,160 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hungerford, 1851 (49.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Elzevir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,309 total population, 742 males, Male members of the family who are present: 595, 567 females, Female members of the family who are present: 537, 528 single males, 376 single females, 203 married males, 186 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 147, 89 females attending school, 70 males attending school, 57 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 26 male births, 21 female births, 11 widowed males, 5 widowed females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 124 single males aged 20 to 30, 85 single males aged 10 to 15, 84 single males aged 15 to 20, 82 females aged 5 to 10, 78 single females aged 10 to 15, 66 males aged 5 to 10, 61 married females aged 20 to 30, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married males aged 40 to 50, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 23 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 males of unknown age, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 females of unknown age, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 975 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 149 persons originating in Ireland, 76 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 French Canadians, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $71,515 value farms (dollars), $22,930 value all livestock, 17,483 bushels of potatoes, 16,163 pounds of homemade butter, 15,294 acres of land in farms, 13,684 pounds of maple sugar, 12,178 bushels of oats, 12,008 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $7,202 value horses aged over 3 years, 6,158 bushels of turnips, $5,441 value farm implements in dollars, 5,035 bushels of peas, 4,586 bushels of spring wheat, 3,286 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,092 acres of farmland under crops, 1,265 bushels of buckwheat, 1,181 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,105 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,061 bushels of rye, 1,025 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 946 bushels of barley, 680 bushels of winter wheat, 577 swine, 520 bushels of corn, 493 acres of oats, 488 tons of hay, 398 sheep, 329 acres of peas, 305 barrels of pork, 289 milk cows, 266 calves and heifers, 251 acres of spring wheat, $209 value garden and orchard crops, 185 acres of potatoes, 176 bushels of carrots, 170 bulls, oxen, or steers, 137 occupants of farms, 129 horses aged over 3 years, 104 barrels of beef, 97 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 85 acres of rye, 80 pounds of flax or hemp, 79 acres of buckwheat, 60 acres of barley, 57 pounds of hops, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 acres of turnips, 46 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 43 bushels of beans, 41 acres of winter wheat, 32 acres of corn, 18 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,159 yards of flannel, $419 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 246 yards of fulled cloth, $25 value carriages for hire (dollars), 9 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261394
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). "Elzevir, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elzevir-on078002-1861/.