Galway, Ontario (1861 census)
Galway was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 430. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.753°N, 78.456°W.
Population
In 1861, Galway had a population of 430: 249 male and 181 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 430 |
| 1891 | 710 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 338 |
| 1921 | 370 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Galway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 105 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 430 total population, 249 males, Male members of the family who are present: 245, 181 females, Female members of the family who are present: 174, 146 single males, 116 single females, 100 married males, 62 married females, 37 adult males unable to read or write, 14 females attending school, 9 males attending school, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 8 female births, 8 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 30 married males aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 single females aged 10 to 15, 25 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 females aged 5 to 10, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 single males aged 15 to 20, 18 males aged 5 to 10, 18 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 single males aged 10 to 15, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 13 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 268 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 110 persons originating in Ireland, 21 persons originating in England or Wales, 20 negroes or coloured persons, 15 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $27,960 value farms (dollars), 15,756 bushels of turnips, 13,188 bushels of potatoes, 10,695 acres of land in farms, 9,927 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,059 pounds of homemade butter, $4,374 value all livestock, 3,731 bushels of spring wheat, 2,489 pounds of maple sugar, 1,679 bushels of oats, $940 value horses aged over 3 years, 768 acres of farmland under cultivation, 680 acres of farmland under crops, $238 value farm implements in dollars, 220 acres of spring wheat, 211 bushels of winter wheat, 119 bushels of peas, 107 acres of potatoes, 92 acres of turnips, 88 occupants of farms, 86 acres of farmland in pasture, 74 acres of oats, 74 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 71 milk cows, 67 swine, 64 calves and heifers, 48 bulls, oxen, or steers, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 barrels of pork, 15 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15 tons of hay, 13 bushels of corn, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 acres of winter wheat, 9 barrels of beef, 5 sheep, 3 horses aged over 3 years, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 acres of peas, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261532
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). "Galway, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-on093007-1861/.