Hibbert, Ontario (1861 census)
Hibbert was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.452°N, 81.331°W.
Population
In 1861, Hibbert had a population of 2,848: 1,506 male and 1,342 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,191 |
| 1861 | 2,848 |
| 1871 | 3,416 |
| 1881 | 3,394 |
| 1891 | 2,636 |
| 1901 | 2,400 |
| 1911 | 2,187 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
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, Hibbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,848 total population, 1,506 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,408, 1,342 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,290, 1,011 single males, 867 single females, 480 married males, 448 married females, 330 males attending school, 308 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 98, 86 adult males unable to read or write, 83 adult females unable to read or write, 70 male births, 64 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 52, 27 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 192 females aged 5 to 10, 177 single males aged 20 to 30, 176 males aged 5 to 10, 174 single females aged 10 to 15, 170 single males aged 10 to 15, 163 married males aged 30 to 40, 161 married females aged 20 to 30, 125 single males aged 15 to 20, 123 married females aged 30 to 40, 121 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 91 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 females aged 1 to 2, 68 married males aged 50 to 60, 63 females aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 4 to 5, 56 single females aged 20 to 30, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 45 females age 3 to 4, 39 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,617 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 669 persons originating in Ireland, 279 persons originating in Scotland, 229 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 persons originating in the United States, 12 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $699,860 value farms (dollars), 133,760 bushels of spring wheat, 111,935 bushels of turnips, $107,817 value all livestock, 58,092 pounds of homemade butter, 52,066 bushels of oats, 37,140 acres of land in farms, 31,301 bushels of potatoes, $29,347 value horses aged over 3 years, $26,370 value farm implements in dollars, 25,580 pounds of maple sugar, 25,302 bushels of peas, 23,124 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,006 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,014 acres of farmland under crops, 7,906 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,787 acres of spring wheat, 2,925 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,334 sheep, 2,203 swine, 2,041 tons of hay, 1,770 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,465 acres of oats, 1,419 calves and heifers, 1,223 bushels of winter wheat, 1,054 acres of peas, 1,051 barrels of pork, 1,044 milk cows, 942 bushels of barley, 910 pounds of flax or hemp, 815 bushels of carrots, 672 bulls, oxen, or steers, 602 acres of turnips, 424 occupants of farms, $415 value garden and orchard crops, 388 horses aged over 3 years, 342 acres of potatoes, 308 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 295 pounds of hops, 227 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 200 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 172 barrels of beef, 166 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 144 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 acres of winter wheat, 30 acres of barley, 28 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 5 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,074 yards of flannel, 1,015 yards of fulled cloth, $371 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 40 yards of linen, 8 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261744
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). "Hibbert, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hibbert-on092008-1861/.