Horton, Ontario (1861 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,192. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9293943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.503°N, 76.654°W.
Population
In 1861, Horton had a population of 1,192: 639 male and 553 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 1,192 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,510 |
| 1891 | 1,608 |
| 1901 | 1,557 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,259 |
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, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,192 total population, 639 males, Male members of the family who are present: 597, 553 females, Female members of the family who are present: 526, 476 single males, 386 single females, 154 married males, 148 married females, 111 males attending school, 85 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 35 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, 19 male births, 19 widowed females, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 9 widowed males, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 107 males aged 5 to 10, 92 single males aged 10 to 15, 84 females aged 5 to 10, 82 single males aged 15 to 20, 67 single males aged 20 to 30, 66 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 25 females age 3 to 4, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 765 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 182 persons originating in Ireland, 156 persons originating in Scotland, 34 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 20 French Canadians, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 4 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $204,750 value farms (dollars), $39,403 value all livestock, 30,625 bushels of oats, 30,585 bushels of potatoes, 23,431 acres of land in farms, 15,576 pounds of homemade butter, 14,924 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $12,386 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,389 bushels of winter wheat, 8,507 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,393 bushels of peas, $7,010 value farm implements in dollars, 6,546 bushels of spring wheat, 4,408 acres of farmland under crops, 4,178 bushels of turnips, 4,073 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,643 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,595 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,247 tons of hay, 1,136 acres of oats, 1,117 sheep, 710 pounds of maple sugar, 592 swine, 552 acres of winter wheat, 494 calves and heifers, 491 bushels of corn, 479 barrels of pork, 476 milk cows, 466 acres of spring wheat, 456 acres of peas, 426 bushels of barley, $387 value garden and orchard crops, 295 bushels of buckwheat, 205 horses aged over 3 years, 187 acres of potatoes, 162 bushels of rye, 162 occupants of farms, 141 barrels of beef, 117 bulls, oxen, or steers, 107 pounds of hops, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 100 gallons of cider, 85 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 71 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 26 acres of farmland in gardens, 20 acres of barley, 18 acres of corn, 13 acres of buckwheat, 9 acres of rye, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,819 yards of flannel, 824 yards of fulled cloth, $200 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 40 yards of linen, 3 carriages for pleasure. (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 males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9293943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_Ontario
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). "Horton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/horton-on096010-1861/.