Grattan, Ontario (1861 census)
Grattan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,253. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 77.052°W.
Population
In 1861, Grattan had a population of 1,253: 666 male and 587 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 554 |
| 1861 | 1,253 |
| 1871 | 1,481 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,724 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,700 |
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, Grattan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,253 total population, 666 males, 587 females, Female members of the family who are present: 548, Male members of the family who are present: 524, 486 single males, 408 single females, 170 married females, 164 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 142, 104 females attending school, 87 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 39, 36 male births, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 18 female births, 16 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 117 females aged 5 to 10, 106 males aged 5 to 10, 88 single females aged 10 to 15, 88 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 single males aged 10 to 15, 57 single females aged 15 to 20, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 30 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 26 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 713 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 310 persons originating in Ireland, 153 French Canadians, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $62,911 value farms (dollars), $27,181 value all livestock, 24,322 bushels of potatoes, 21,967 acres of land in farms, 19,196 pounds of homemade butter, 17,067 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,986 bushels of oats, 9,817 bushels of spring wheat, $9,533 value horses aged over 3 years, $4,989 value farm implements in dollars, 4,923 pounds of maple sugar, 4,900 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,988 bushels of turnips, 2,933 acres of farmland under crops, 2,391 bushels of winter wheat, 2,075 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,966 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,665 bushels of peas, 774 tons of hay, 734 bushels of barley, 622 sheep, 609 acres of oats, 585 acres of spring wheat, 523 swine, 433 bushels of corn, 364 calves and heifers, 344 milk cows, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 298 barrels of pork, 206 acres of potatoes, 168 occupants of farms, 141 acres of winter wheat, $138 value garden and orchard crops, 136 acres of peas, 132 horses aged over 3 years, 125 bulls, oxen, or steers, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 91 pounds of hops, 82 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 barrels of beef, 66 bushels of rye, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 gallons of cider, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 acres of barley, 37 bushels of buckwheat, 22 acres of turnips, 21 bushels of carrots, 15 acres of corn, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of rye, 6 bushels of beans, 4 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,742 yards of flannel, 74 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261611
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). "Grattan, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grattan-on096009-1861/.