Gainsborough, Ontario (1861 census)
Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1861, Gainsborough had a population of 2,959: 1,555 male and 1,404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,538 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 3,016 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,683 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,182 |
| 1921 | 2,117 |
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, Gainsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,959 total population, 1,555 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,468, 1,404 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,347, 1,023 single males, 890 single females, 504 married males, 471 married females, 366 males attending school, 297 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 87, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, 57 female births, 45 male births, 43 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 25 adult males unable to read or write, 13 adult females unable to read or write, 4 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 189 single males aged 10 to 15, 182 single females aged 10 to 15, 179 females aged 5 to 10, 176 males aged 5 to 10, 176 married males aged 30 to 40, 169 single males aged 20 to 30, 168 married females aged 20 to 30, 167 single males aged 15 to 20, 158 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 married females aged 30 to 40, 115 married males aged 40 to 50, 91 married females aged 40 to 50, 91 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 females age 3 to 4, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 41 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (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 2,490 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 161 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 127 persons originating in the United States, 54 persons originating in England or Wales, 51 persons originating in Ireland, 38 persons originating in Scotland, 33 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $915,784 value farms (dollars), $121,860 value all livestock, 78,537 pounds of homemade butter, $58,795 value horses aged over 3 years, 57,761 bushels of oats, $39,820 value farm implements in dollars, 34,964 acres of land in farms, 26,347 bushels of spring wheat, 21,760 bushels of potatoes, 18,912 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,052 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,937 pounds of maple sugar, 15,559 bushels of peas, 13,944 bushels of buckwheat, 13,688 gallons of cider, 13,169 bushels of barley, 10,872 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,510 acres of farmland under crops, 7,849 acres of farmland in pasture, $5,568 value garden and orchard crops, 5,116 bushels of rye, 4,712 bushels of corn, 4,158 bushels of winter wheat, 3,786 sheep, 3,542 tons of hay, 3,334 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,271 acres of oats, 2,175 acres of spring wheat, 1,938 swine, 1,443 calves and heifers, 1,297 milk cows, 1,169 acres of peas, 905 horses aged over 3 years, 901 barrels of pork, 801 acres of winter wheat, 740 acres of buckwheat, 660 acres of barley, 592 acres of rye, 553 acres of farmland in gardens, 492 occupants of farms, 466 pounds of flax or hemp, 397 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 279 horses aged 3 years and under, 260 bushels of turnips, 239 acres of potatoes, 207 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 197 bushels of beans, 173 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 172 bulls, oxen, or steers, 169 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 164 acres of corn, 158 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 153 barrels of beef, 144 bushels of carrots, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 pounds of hops, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,842 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,389 yards of flannel, 1,509 yards of fulled cloth, 275 carriages for pleasure, 80 yards of linen, $70 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). The 1861 enumerator also recorded 123 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003_1901— 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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on085003-1861/.