Holland, Ontario (1861 census)
Holland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,317. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 80.782°W.
Population
In 1861, Holland had a population of 2,317: 1,244 male and 1,073 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 954 |
| 1861 | 2,317 |
| 1871 | 3,249 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,602 |
| 1901 | 3,504 |
| 1911 | 2,578 |
| 1921 | 2,213 |
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, Holland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,317 total population, 1,244 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,171, 1,073 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,031, 888 single males, 692 single females, 352 married females, 346 married males, 205 males attending school, 173 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 73, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 36 male births, 30 female births, 29 widowed females, 10 adult males unable to read or write, 10 widowed males, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 185 males aged 5 to 10, 179 females aged 5 to 10, 174 single males aged 15 to 20, 170 single males aged 10 to 15, 160 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 20 to 30, 115 married females aged 30 to 40, 115 married males aged 30 to 40, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 110 single females aged 15 to 20, 103 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 females aged 4 to 5, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 42 females age 3 to 4, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 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 1,261 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 686 persons originating in Ireland, 182 persons originating in Scotland, 155 persons originating in England or Wales, 16 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $281,730 value farms (dollars), 63,980 bushels of turnips, $61,859 value all livestock, 44,889 bushels of spring wheat, 43,610 pounds of homemade butter, 42,362 bushels of potatoes, 40,531 acres of land in farms, 30,079 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,107 bushels of oats, 12,485 pounds of maple sugar, $11,555 value farm implements in dollars, $10,930 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,452 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,590 bushels of peas, 6,935 acres of farmland under crops, 5,563 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,508 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,954 acres of spring wheat, 1,381 tons of hay, 1,230 swine, 1,204 acres of oats, 1,200 bushels of winter wheat, 1,090 calves and heifers, 1,030 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 973 bushels of barley, 805 milk cows, 722 sheep, 575 acres of peas, 555 barrels of pork, 477 bulls, oxen, or steers, 416 acres of turnips, 375 acres of potatoes, 372 occupants of farms, 207 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 174 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 170 horses aged over 3 years, 146 barrels of beef, 124 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 73 acres of winter wheat, 72 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 64 acres of barley, 16 bushels of buckwheat, $16 value garden and orchard crops, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 bushels of carrots, 5 pounds of flax or hemp, 3 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,141 yards of flannel, 495 yards of fulled cloth, $176 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 7 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 6 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261768
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). "Holland, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-on075008-1861/.