Flamboro, East, Ontario (1861 census)
Flamboro, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,933. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.375°N, 79.951°W.
Population
In 1861, Flamboro, East had a population of 3,933: 2,062 male and 1,871 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,903 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
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, Flamboro, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 190 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,933 total population, 2,062 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,874, 1,871 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,781, 1,398 single males, 1,169 single females, 629 married males, 626 married females, 370 males attending school, 279 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 188, Females present who are not members of the family: 90, 83 male births, 82 female births, 76 widowed females, 43 adult females unable to read or write, 39 adult males unable to read or write, 35 widowed males, 3 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 296 males aged 5 to 10, 259 females aged 5 to 10, 241 single males aged 10 to 15, 233 single males aged 15 to 20, 227 single females aged 10 to 15, 213 married females aged 20 to 30, 209 single females aged 15 to 20, 197 single males aged 20 to 30, 187 married males aged 30 to 40, 180 married females aged 30 to 40, 166 married males aged 40 to 50, 130 married females aged 40 to 50, 126 married males aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 50 to 60, 101 single females aged 20 to 30, 82 males aged 2 to 3, 78 females aged 1 to 2, 72 females age 3 to 4, 65 females aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 males of unknown age, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,335 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 571 persons originating in Ireland, 477 persons originating in England or Wales, 243 persons originating in Scotland, 137 persons originating in the United States, 107 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 35 negroes or coloured persons, 27 persons whose origin is unknown, 19 female negroes or coloured persons, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 7 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in Switzerland, 4 Indigenous persons, 3 Indigenous females, 3 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 3 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,163,717 value farms (dollars), $138,252 value all livestock, 105,560 pounds of homemade butter, 100,650 bushels of turnips, 69,705 bushels of potatoes, 53,575 bushels of winter wheat, $51,561 value horses aged over 3 years, $38,211 value farm implements in dollars, 35,442 bushels of oats, 30,312 acres of land in farms, 26,199 bushels of spring wheat, 25,338 bushels of peas, 18,448 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,965 bushels of barley, 11,864 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,660 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,706 acres of farmland under crops, 8,451 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,078 bushels of carrots, $6,565 value garden and orchard crops, 6,172 gallons of cider, 4,565 bushels of buckwheat, 3,530 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,449 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,960 sheep, 2,935 acres of winter wheat, 2,863 pounds of maple sugar, 2,367 tons of hay, 2,081 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,880 bushels of corn, 1,832 swine, 1,562 acres of spring wheat, 1,220 milk cows, 1,170 barrels of pork, 1,157 acres of peas, 1,062 acres of oats, 973 calves and heifers, 812 horses aged over 3 years, 561 acres of potatoes, 505 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 398 acres of barley, 305 occupants of farms, 291 acres of farmland in gardens, 277 bulls, oxen, or steers, 234 acres of turnips, 199 bushels of rye, 194 acres of buckwheat, 191 barrels of beef, 160 horses aged 3 years and under, 139 acres of corn, 139 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 88 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 64 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of rye, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 7 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,529 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,070 yards of flannel, 431 yards of fulled cloth, 226 carriages for pleasure, $200 value carriages for hire (dollars), 6 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Fergusson | 1783–1862 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104006— 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). "Flamboro, East, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flamboro-east-on104006-1861/.