Fitzroy, Ontario (1861 census)
Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,239. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.
Population
In 1861, Fitzroy had a population of 3,239: 1,717 male and 1,522 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,807 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 3,425 |
| 1881 | 3,378 |
| 1891 | 2,940 |
| 1901 | 2,767 |
| 1911 | 2,488 |
| 1921 | 2,494 |
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, Fitzroy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,239 total population, 1,717 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,586, 1,522 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,416, 1,238 single males, 1,059 single females, 452 married males, 424 married females, 341 males attending school, 259 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 131, Females present who are not members of the family: 106, 57 female births, 50 male births, 47 adult males unable to read or write, 43 adult females unable to read or write, 39 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 230 single males aged 10 to 15, 229 single males aged 20 to 30, 224 single males aged 15 to 20, 222 single females aged 10 to 15, 199 single females aged 15 to 20, 198 males aged 5 to 10, 189 females aged 5 to 10, 166 single females aged 20 to 30, 130 married females aged 30 to 40, 126 married males aged 40 to 50, 108 married males aged 30 to 40, 98 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 married females aged 40 to 50, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 57 married males aged 60 to 70, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females age 3 to 4, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 37 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,100 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 883 persons originating in Ireland, 120 persons originating in Scotland, 57 persons originating in England or Wales, 43 French Canadians, 20 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 10 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $887,084 value farms (dollars), $125,771 value all livestock, 113,383 bushels of oats, 105,900 pounds of homemade butter, 71,554 bushels of potatoes, $69,331 value horses aged over 3 years, 48,054 acres of land in farms, 45,676 bushels of spring wheat, $41,000 value farm implements in dollars, 38,905 bushels of turnips, 31,183 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,563 bushels of peas, 16,871 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,525 bushels of winter wheat, 13,104 acres of farmland under crops, 9,018 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,380 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,742 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,638 tons of hay, 3,600 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,355 bushels of carrots, 3,318 acres of oats, 2,961 pounds of maple sugar, 2,662 sheep, 2,327 acres of spring wheat, 1,921 swine, 1,878 barrels of pork, 1,792 calves and heifers, 1,671 bushels of barley, 1,571 milk cows, 1,338 acres of peas, 1,120 bushels of corn, $1,019 value garden and orchard crops, 805 acres of winter wheat, 770 horses aged over 3 years, 572 barrels of beef, 522 acres of potatoes, 362 bushels of beans, 360 occupants of farms, 319 horses aged 3 years and under, 211 bulls, oxen, or steers, 165 pounds of hops, 161 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 125 bushels of rye, 99 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 93 acres of turnips, 80 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 78 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 69 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 64 acres of barley, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 acres of corn, 25 acres of farmland in gardens, 10 acres of rye, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,456 yards of flannel, $5,726 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,633 yards of fulled cloth, 124 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5455722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on067001-1861/.