Guelph, Ontario (1861 census)
Guelph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,088. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.559°N, 80.285°W.
Population
In 1861, Guelph had a population of 3,088: 1,635 male and 1,453 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,879 |
| 1861 | 3,088 |
| 1871 | 2,955 |
| 1881 | 2,793 |
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, Guelph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,088 total population, 1,635 males, 1,453 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,438, Female members of the family who are present: 1,333, 1,119 single males, 951 single females, 491 married males, 483 married females, 359 males attending school, 291 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 197, Females present who are not members of the family: 120, 72 male births, 70 female births, 31 adult females unable to read or write, 31 adult males unable to read or write, 25 widowed males, 19 widowed females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 222 single males aged 10 to 15, 214 single males aged 20 to 30, 213 single females aged 10 to 15, 197 married females aged 20 to 30, 190 females aged 5 to 10, 175 males aged 5 to 10, 155 married males aged 30 to 40, 145 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 married females aged 30 to 40, 137 single males aged 15 to 20, 131 married males aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 40 to 50, 83 married females aged 40 to 50, 80 single females aged 20 to 30, 77 males aged 2 to 3, 71 females aged 2 to 3, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 62 females aged 4 to 5, 60 females aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 52 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 females age 3 to 4, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 males of unknown age, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,672 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 500 persons originating in England or Wales, 373 persons originating in Scotland, 369 persons originating in Ireland, 105 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 22 persons originating in the United States, 20 French Canadians, 16 persons originating in France, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,585,340 value farms (dollars), 491,623 bushels of turnips, $187,247 value all livestock, 107,747 bushels of oats, 74,505 pounds of homemade butter, 71,135 bushels of spring wheat, 67,993 bushels of potatoes, $67,900 value horses aged over 3 years, 57,858 bushels of peas, $56,865 value farm implements in dollars, 44,127 bushels of winter wheat, 34,207 acres of land in farms, 22,953 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,260 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,077 acres of farmland under crops, 13,842 pounds of maple sugar, 13,326 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11,254 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,130 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,608 acres of farmland in pasture, $5,548 value garden and orchard crops, 4,619 bushels of barley, 4,267 sheep, 3,222 acres of spring wheat, 3,163 swine, 2,989 tons of hay, 2,650 acres of oats, 2,450 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,290 bushels of carrots, 2,206 acres of peas, 1,724 calves and heifers, 1,225 acres of winter wheat, 1,223 milk cows, 1,074 acres of turnips, 897 horses aged over 3 years, 469 bulls, oxen, or steers, 421 acres of potatoes, 380 horses aged 3 years and under, 373 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 344 occupants of farms, 268 acres of farmland in gardens, 251 barrels of pork, 220 bushels of rye, 169 acres of barley, 153 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 104 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 barrels of beef, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of rye, 12 pounds of hops, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,726 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,078 yards of flannel, 713 yards of fulled cloth, 174 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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 4 to 5: 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 aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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). "Guelph, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-on103008-1861/.