Fenelon, Ontario (1861 census)

Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,122. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.485°N, 78.789°W.

Population

In 1861, Fenelon had a population of 2,122: 1,203 male and 919 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Fenelon shared boundaries with:

• Bexley
• Eldon
• Mariposa
• Ops
• Somerville
• Verulam

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,122 total population, 1,203 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,081, 919 females, Female members of the family who are present: 887, 883 single males, 603 single females, 316 married males, 292 married females, 196 males attending school, 159 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 122, 52 male births, 44 female births, 35 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 32, 31 adult males unable to read or write, 24 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 205 single males aged 20 to 30, 140 males aged 5 to 10, 134 females aged 5 to 10, 130 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 single males aged 10 to 15, 118 married females aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 single females aged 15 to 20, 84 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 single males aged 30 to 40, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 41 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 females age 3 to 4, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,377 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 248 persons originating in Ireland, 240 persons originating in Scotland, 172 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 persons originating in the United States, 33 French Canadians, 10 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $394,142 value farms (dollars), $60,449 value all livestock, 41,345 bushels of spring wheat, 40,065 bushels of turnips, 40,028 bushels of potatoes, 34,982 bushels of oats, 33,341 pounds of homemade butter, 28,618 acres of land in farms, $22,335 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,459 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,554 pounds of maple sugar, $16,492 value farm implements in dollars, 15,288 bushels of peas, 9,862 bushels of winter wheat, 9,159 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,923 acres of farmland under crops, 4,294 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,212 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,602 acres of spring wheat, 1,349 sheep, 1,137 swine, 1,072 tons of hay, 1,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 992 acres of oats, 776 barrels of pork, 726 bushels of barley, 678 acres of peas, $660 value garden and orchard crops, 632 calves and heifers, 582 milk cows, 465 acres of winter wheat, 356 bulls, oxen, or steers, 332 pounds of hops, 328 horses aged over 3 years, 286 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 277 occupants of farms, 268 bushels of corn, 263 acres of potatoes, 228 bushels of carrots, 163 acres of turnips, 161 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 141 barrels of beef, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 50 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 bushels of rye, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 36 acres of barley, 25 acres of corn, 24 acres of farmland in gardens, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of beans, 7 acres of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,528 yards of flannel, 940 yards of fulled cloth, $782 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $220 value carriages for hire (dollars), 13 carriages for pleasure, 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON100008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON149007 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q5443317
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_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). "Fenelon, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on100008-1861/.