Finch, Ontario (1861 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.175°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1861, Finch had a population of 2,399: 1,215 male and 1,184 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,450 |
| 1861 | 2,399 |
| 1871 | 2,729 |
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, Finch 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 2,399 total population, 1,215 males, 1,184 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,125, Male members of the family who are present: 1,122, 862 single males, 846 single females, 332 married males, 312 married females, 167 females attending school, 161 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 93, 80 adult females unable to read or write, 77 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 49 male births, 41 female births, 26 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb 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 195 females aged 5 to 10, 164 single males aged 20 to 30, 148 single females aged 10 to 15, 144 single males aged 10 to 15, 142 males aged 5 to 10, 141 single females aged 15 to 20, 120 single males aged 15 to 20, 112 single females aged 20 to 30, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 41 females aged 1 to 2, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females age 3 to 4, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,584 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 277 persons originating in Scotland, 258 persons originating in Ireland, 233 French Canadians, 29 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $280,538 value farms (dollars), $71,284 value all livestock, 52,792 pounds of homemade butter, 37,563 bushels of oats, $32,812 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,477 acres of land in farms, 25,710 bushels of potatoes, 23,330 bushels of spring wheat, 21,597 pounds of maple sugar, $20,603 value farm implements in dollars, 19,165 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,312 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,095 bushels of peas, 6,725 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,450 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,843 acres of farmland under crops, 5,343 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,075 bushels of buckwheat, 2,043 tons of hay, 1,763 acres of spring wheat, 1,691 acres of oats, 1,655 sheep, 1,515 bushels of corn, $1,266 value garden and orchard crops, 1,217 bushels of carrots, 1,204 bushels of barley, 1,040 milk cows, 996 swine, 879 calves and heifers, 864 bushels of turnips, 665 acres of peas, 566 barrels of pork, 566 horses aged over 3 years, 315 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 294 occupants of farms, 276 acres of potatoes, 233 horses aged 3 years and under, 232 barrels of beef, 168 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 143 acres of buckwheat, 133 bushels of winter wheat, 80 acres of barley, 72 acres of corn, 58 bulls, oxen, or steers, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 50 pounds of hops, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 21 bushels of beans, 19 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 acres of winter wheat, 11 bushels of rye, 8 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of rye, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,205 yards of flannel, $2,488 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,487 yards of fulled cloth, 63 carriages for pleasure, 45 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| A.P. (Alexander Peter) Cockburn | 1837–1905 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON072002— 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). "Finch, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on099003-1861/.