Georgina, Ontario (1861 census)
Georgina was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 79.288°W.
Population
In 1861, Georgina had a population of 1,494: 901 male and 593 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,005 |
| 1861 | 1,494 |
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 2,482 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,537 |
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, Georgina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,494 total population, 901 males, Male members of the family who are present: 844, 612 single males, 593 females, Female members of the family who are present: 558, 389 single females, 263 married males, 181 married females, 158 males attending school, 140 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, 45 adult males unable to read or write, 37 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 27 female births, 27 male births, 26 widowed males, 23 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 120 single males aged 20 to 30, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 males aged 5 to 10, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 70 single females aged 10 to 15, 67 females aged 5 to 10, 64 single females aged 15 to 20, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 62 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 29 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 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 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 968 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 163 persons originating in Ireland, 156 persons originating in England or Wales, 104 persons originating in Scotland, 44 French Canadians, 32 persons originating in the United States, 16 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $314,460 value farms (dollars), $51,268 value all livestock, 46,157 bushels of turnips, 31,061 bushels of spring wheat, 24,425 bushels of oats, 23,848 pounds of homemade butter, $18,531 value horses aged over 3 years, 17,110 bushels of potatoes, 16,293 acres of land in farms, $14,319 value farm implements in dollars, 12,461 bushels of winter wheat, 12,011 bushels of peas, 10,195 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,650 pounds of maple sugar, 6,098 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,204 acres of farmland under crops, 3,745 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,304 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,866 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,545 acres of spring wheat, 1,228 sheep, 1,054 swine, 1,030 bushels of carrots, 690 acres of oats, 610 barrels of pork, 558 acres of peas, 533 acres of winter wheat, $463 value garden and orchard crops, 459 milk cows, 440 pounds of flax or hemp, 433 calves and heifers, 433 tons of hay, 395 bushels of corn, 345 bushels of barley, 312 horses aged over 3 years, 181 bulls, oxen, or steers, 176 gallons of cider, 166 barrels of beef, 146 occupants of farms, 134 acres of turnips, 118 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 88 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of buckwheat, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 acres of farmland in gardens, 17 acres of corn, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 pounds of hops, 11 acres of barley, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,684 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,596 yards of flannel, 523 yards of fulled cloth, $330 value carriages for hire (dollars), 70 carriages for pleasure, 8 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483498
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_(Ontario)
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). "Georgina, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgina-on105002-1861/.