Emily, Ontario (1861 census)
Emily was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,923. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5372401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1861, Emily had a population of 3,923: 2,062 male and 1,861 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,762 |
| 1861 | 3,923 |
| 1871 | 3,790 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,603 |
| 1901 | 2,304 |
| 1911 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 1,888 |
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, Emily shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,923 total population, 2,062 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,949, 1,861 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,759, 1,534 single males, 1,340 single females, 481 married males, 446 males attending school, 445 married females, 323 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 113, Females present who are not members of the family: 102, 85 male births, 80 adult females unable to read or write, 78 female births, 76 widowed females, 62 adult males unable to read or write, 47 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 291 males aged 5 to 10, 279 females aged 5 to 10, 250 single males aged 10 to 15, 248 single males aged 20 to 30, 240 single males aged 15 to 20, 233 single females aged 10 to 15, 214 single females aged 15 to 20, 142 married females aged 20 to 30, 142 married males aged 30 to 40, 142 single females aged 20 to 30, 123 married females aged 30 to 40, 108 single females aged 30 to 40, 107 married males aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 40 to 50, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 males aged 2 to 3, 82 married males aged 50 to 60, 80 males aged 4 to 5, 69 females aged 2 to 3, 67 males aged 3 to 4, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 65 females aged 4 to 5, 52 females age 3 to 4, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 47 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 17 single females aged 50 to 60, 16 males of unknown age, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,629 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,061 persons originating in Ireland, 90 persons originating in England or Wales, 81 persons originating in the United States, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $895,205 value farms (dollars), $138,000 value all livestock, 107,698 bushels of oats, 99,950 bushels of spring wheat, 89,850 pounds of homemade butter, 73,785 bushels of potatoes, $67,781 value horses aged over 3 years, 51,066 acres of land in farms, $44,544 value farm implements in dollars, 33,510 bushels of winter wheat, 29,874 bushels of peas, 27,340 bushels of turnips, 26,950 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,940 pounds of maple sugar, 24,116 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,555 acres of farmland under crops, 12,233 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,280 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,165 acres of spring wheat, 5,208 bushels of carrots, 4,078 sheep, 3,243 acres of oats, 3,235 bushels of barley, 3,123 swine, $2,971 value garden and orchard crops, 1,920 tons of hay, 1,734 acres of winter wheat, 1,526 acres of peas, 1,515 barrels of pork, 1,450 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,442 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,286 milk cows, 1,180 calves and heifers, 815 horses aged over 3 years, 642 acres of potatoes, 502 gallons of cider, 469 occupants of farms, 406 pounds of hops, 363 bulls, oxen, or steers, 324 horses aged 3 years and under, 296 barrels of beef, 281 acres of farmland in gardens, 258 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 189 acres of turnips, 160 bushels of rye, 156 bushels of corn, 156 pounds of flax or hemp, 144 bushels of beans, 138 bushels of buckwheat, 131 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 127 acres of barley, 97 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 79 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of mangel wurtzel, 11 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of corn, 6 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,615 yards of flannel, $5,618 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,521 yards of fulled cloth, 84 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5372401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Township
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). "Emily, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emily-on100007-1861/.