Frederichsburgh, Ontario (1861 census)
Frederichsburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.928°W.
Population
In 1861, Frederichsburgh had a population of 3,376: 1,788 male and 1,588 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,166 |
| 1861 | 3,376 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fredericksburgh S, 1871 (46.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fredericksburgh N, 1871 (53.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Frederichsburgh 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 3,376 total population, 1,788 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,712, 1,588 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,532, 1,201 single males, 1,012 single females, 533 married males, 506 married females, 442 males attending school, 338 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 76, 70 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 56, 54 widowed males, 52 female births, 48 male births, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 22 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 230 single males aged 15 to 20, 229 single males aged 20 to 30, 206 single females aged 15 to 20, 199 single females aged 10 to 15, 193 single males aged 10 to 15, 162 males aged 5 to 10, 152 single females aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 30 to 40, 148 females aged 5 to 10, 141 married females aged 20 to 30, 139 married females aged 30 to 40, 134 married males aged 40 to 50, 122 married females aged 40 to 50, 91 married males aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 males aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 55 single males aged 30 to 40, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 51 females aged 4 to 5, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 47 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 38 married females aged 60 to 70, 37 females age 3 to 4, 33 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 males of unknown age, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,780 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 308 persons originating in Ireland, 149 persons originating in England or Wales, 82 persons originating in the United States, 29 persons originating in Scotland, 21 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,199,210 value farms (dollars), $159,174 value all livestock, 125,795 pounds of homemade butter, $80,725 value horses aged over 3 years, 78,642 bushels of oats, 59,050 bushels of barley, 58,628 bushels of spring wheat, $54,207 value farm implements in dollars, 46,761 bushels of rye, 42,822 bushels of peas, 41,887 acres of land in farms, 36,977 bushels of potatoes, 27,673 acres of farmland under cultivation, 27,185 pounds of maple sugar, 21,034 acres of farmland under crops, 19,605 bushels of buckwheat, 16,941 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15,471 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,214 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,347 bushels of corn, $9,773 value garden and orchard crops, 7,428 bushels of carrots, 6,182 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,461 gallons of cider, 4,217 sheep, 3,725 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,499 tons of hay, 3,402 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,110 acres of spring wheat, 3,106 acres of rye, 2,348 acres of peas, 2,200 bushels of turnips, 2,116 acres of oats, 1,916 acres of barley, 1,752 milk cows, 1,599 swine, 1,311 horses aged over 3 years, 1,130 calves and heifers, 1,094 barrels of pork, 922 acres of buckwheat, 488 horses aged 3 years and under, 457 acres of farmland in gardens, 448 acres of potatoes, 436 acres of corn, 428 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 408 bushels of winter wheat, 387 occupants of farms, 357 bulls, oxen, or steers, 283 barrels of beef, 258 pounds of hops, 186 bushels of beans, 173 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 116 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 114 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 acres of winter wheat, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,231 yards of flannel, 2,398 yards of fulled cloth, $245 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 38 yards of linen, 6 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084007— 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). "Frederichsburgh, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/frederichsburgh-on084007-1861/.