Glanford, Ontario (1861 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1861, Glanford had a population of 2,199: 1,165 male and 1,034 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,199 total population, 1,165 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,049, 1,034 females, Female members of the family who are present: 939, 795 single males, 648 single females, 346 married females, 345 married males, 271 males attending school, 177 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 116, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, 50 female births, 47 male births, 40 widowed females, 35 adult males unable to read or write, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 25 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 164 males aged 5 to 10, 137 single males aged 10 to 15, 134 females aged 5 to 10, 123 single males aged 15 to 20, 123 single males aged 20 to 30, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 119 single females aged 10 to 15, 116 married females aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 30 to 40, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 47 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 34 females age 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,518 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 260 persons originating in England or Wales, 165 persons originating in Ireland, 106 persons originating in Scotland, 95 persons originating in the United States, 27 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 6 persons originating in Switzerland, 5 negroes or coloured persons, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $876,635 value farms (dollars), $99,617 value all livestock, 69,291 bushels of oats, 65,066 pounds of homemade butter, $47,286 value horses aged over 3 years, 33,044 bushels of barley, 31,797 bushels of peas, $29,527 value farm implements in dollars, 26,077 bushels of spring wheat, 21,351 bushels of turnips, 20,920 acres of land in farms, 20,692 bushels of potatoes, 13,183 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,186 pounds of maple sugar, 10,121 bushels of buckwheat, 9,167 acres of farmland under crops, 9,050 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,613 bushels of winter wheat, 8,027 bushels of carrots, 7,737 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,609 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,479 bushels of corn, $4,277 value garden and orchard crops, 3,902 sheep, 3,890 gallons of cider, 3,764 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,671 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,745 tons of hay, 2,100 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,820 acres of oats, 1,585 acres of spring wheat, 1,560 swine, 1,358 acres of peas, 1,183 acres of winter wheat, 1,043 barrels of pork, 1,023 acres of barley, 864 milk cows, 805 calves and heifers, 659 horses aged over 3 years, 407 acres of buckwheat, 369 bushels of rye, 252 acres of farmland in gardens, 210 acres of potatoes, 208 barrels of beef, 196 occupants of farms, 193 bushels of beans, 192 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 bulls, oxen, or steers, 90 acres of corn, 76 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 68 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 61 acres of turnips, 59 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 acres of rye, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,269 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,916 yards of flannel, 826 yards of fulled cloth, $565 value carriages for hire (dollars), 201 carriages for pleasure, 24 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on104008-1861/.