Hamilton, Ontario (1861 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,315. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.049°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1861, Hamilton had a population of 6,315: 3,328 male and 2,987 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,008 |
| 1861 | 6,315 |
| 1871 | 5,721 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,315 total population, 3,328 males, Male members of the family who are present: 3,007, 2,987 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,742, 2,230 single males, 1,935 single females, 1,038 married males, 928 married females, 718 males attending school, 561 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 321, Females present who are not members of the family: 245, 124 widowed females, 116 adult males unable to read or write, 108 male births, 86 female births, 60 widowed males, 14 adult females unable to read or write, 5 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 444 males aged 5 to 10, 425 single females aged 10 to 15, 378 single females aged 15 to 20, 378 single males aged 20 to 30, 376 females aged 5 to 10, 366 single males aged 15 to 20, 364 single males aged 10 to 15, 336 married males aged 30 to 40, 284 married females aged 20 to 30, 280 married females aged 30 to 40, 272 married males aged 20 to 30, 228 married males aged 40 to 50, 180 married females aged 40 to 50, 148 single females aged 20 to 30, 144 males aged 2 to 3, 126 married males aged 50 to 60, 120 females aged 4 to 5, 118 females age 3 to 4, 118 females aged 2 to 3, 118 males aged 4 to 5, 114 males aged 1 to 2, 110 females aged 1 to 2, 106 males aged 3 to 4, 92 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 married females aged 60 to 70, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 54 single males aged 30 to 40, 36 single females aged 30 to 40, 32 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 27 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,787 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 981 persons originating in Ireland, 843 persons originating in England or Wales, 514 persons originating in Scotland, 145 persons originating in the United States, 14 French Canadians, 14 male negroes or coloured persons, 13 persons originating in France, 9 persons originating in all other places, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,254,929 value farms (dollars), $305,969 value all livestock, 153,148 bushels of spring wheat, 146,046 bushels of turnips, $120,991 value horses aged over 3 years, 108,962 pounds of homemade butter, 102,693 bushels of oats, $87,274 value farm implements in dollars, 84,215 bushels of potatoes, 79,279 bushels of peas, 72,877 bushels of carrots, 54,602 acres of land in farms, 40,891 acres of farmland under cultivation, 32,781 bushels of winter wheat, 32,301 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 29,456 acres of farmland under crops, 28,461 pounds of wool produced on farms, 25,989 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $15,251 value garden and orchard crops, 14,892 pounds of flax or hemp, 13,711 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,726 bushels of corn, 10,732 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,713 acres of spring wheat, 7,696 bushels of barley, 7,472 sheep, 5,356 gallons of cider, 4,544 tons of hay, 4,422 acres of peas, 3,550 swine, 3,075 acres of oats, 2,890 pounds of maple sugar, 2,634 milk cows, 2,219 barrels of pork, 2,168 bushels of rye, 2,107 acres of winter wheat, 1,978 calves and heifers, 1,831 bushels of buckwheat, 1,711 horses aged over 3 years, 1,331 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 956 barrels of beef, 854 acres of potatoes, 703 acres of farmland in gardens, 532 occupants of farms, 526 horses aged 3 years and under, 451 acres of corn, 432 pounds of hops, 387 acres of turnips, 365 bulls, oxen, or steers, 300 acres of barley, 254 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 253 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 163 acres of rye, 155 bushels of beans, 122 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 120 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 83 acres of buckwheat, 46 acres of mangel wurtzel, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $37,749 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,443 yards of flannel, 1,629 yards of fulled cloth, 690 carriages for pleasure, 13 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 50 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 30, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261675
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). "Hamilton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-on088008-1861/.