Guelph, Town of, Ontario (1861 census)
Guelph, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,076. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.547°N, 80.250°W.
Population
In 1861, Guelph, Town of had a population of 5,076: 2,541 male and 2,535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,860 |
| 1861 | 5,076 |
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, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,076 total population, 2,541 males, 2,535 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,330, Male members of the family who are present: 2,282, 1,674 single males, 1,607 single females, 821 married males, 811 married females, 458 males attending school, 384 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 259, Females present who are not members of the family: 205, 117 widowed females, 104 female births, 93 male births, 46 widowed males, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 34 adult males unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 301 males aged 5 to 10, 299 females aged 5 to 10, 292 single females aged 15 to 20, 291 married males aged 30 to 40, 290 married females aged 20 to 30, 282 single males aged 20 to 30, 269 single females aged 10 to 15, 262 single males aged 10 to 15, 255 single males aged 15 to 20, 252 married females aged 30 to 40, 219 single females aged 20 to 30, 192 married males aged 20 to 30, 192 married males aged 40 to 50, 146 married females aged 40 to 50, 111 males aged 1 to 2, 101 females aged 1 to 2, 99 males aged 4 to 5, 98 males aged 2 to 3, 97 males aged 3 to 4, 89 females age 3 to 4, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 83 females aged 2 to 3, 75 females aged 4 to 5, 59 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 single females aged 30 to 40, 46 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 married females aged 15 to 20, 31 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 29 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,415 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 953 persons originating in England or Wales, 901 persons originating in Ireland, 578 persons originating in Scotland, 142 persons originating in the United States, 48 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 38 negroes or coloured persons, 23 male negroes or coloured persons, 15 female negroes or coloured persons, 12 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 5 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $49,586 value all livestock, 810 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 574 swine, 569 milk cows, 397 horses aged over 3 years, 31 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,148 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $4,755 value carriages for hire (dollars), 209 carriages for pleasure, 47 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 55 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103009— 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, Town of, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-town-of-on103009-1861/.