Hullett, Ontario (1861 census)

Hullett was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,704. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.674°N, 81.463°W.

Population

In 1861, Hullett had a population of 2,704: 1,415 male and 1,289 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Hullett shared boundaries with:

• Clinton, Village
• Colborno
• Goderich
• McKillop
• Morris
• Tuckersmith
• Wawanosh

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,704 total population, 1,415 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,338, 1,289 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,248, 1,021 single males, 875 single females, 374 married females, 371 married males, 200 males attending school, 199 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 77, 63 male births, 60 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, 40 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 18 adult males unable to read or write, 16 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 176 males aged 5 to 10, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 155 females aged 5 to 10, 152 single males aged 10 to 15, 151 single females aged 10 to 15, 137 single males aged 15 to 20, 134 single females aged 15 to 20, 125 married females aged 20 to 30, 122 married males aged 30 to 40, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 76 females aged 4 to 5, 75 married females aged 40 to 50, 72 females age 3 to 4, 72 males aged 2 to 3, 69 males aged 1 to 2, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 males aged 3 to 4, 67 females aged 2 to 3, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 females aged 1 to 2, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 married females aged 60 to 70, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,398 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 519 persons originating in England or Wales, 376 persons originating in Ireland, 294 persons originating in Scotland, 54 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 35 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons originating in New Brunswick, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 French Canadians. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $827,272 value farms (dollars), 110,525 bushels of spring wheat, $106,900 value all livestock, 100,105 bushels of turnips, 58,989 pounds of homemade butter, 47,807 bushels of oats, 39,110 acres of land in farms, 32,115 bushels of peas, $29,521 value horses aged over 3 years, 29,194 bushels of potatoes, $26,494 value farm implements in dollars, 25,636 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,584 pounds of maple sugar, 13,474 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,926 acres of farmland under crops, 7,800 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,020 acres of spring wheat, 4,671 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,260 swine, 2,450 sheep, 2,332 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,278 tons of hay, 2,176 bushels of winter wheat, 2,026 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,497 calves and heifers, 1,386 acres of oats, 1,289 acres of peas, 1,218 bushels of barley, 1,170 barrels of pork, 956 milk cows, 634 bulls, oxen, or steers, $592 value garden and orchard crops, 544 acres of turnips, 397 occupants of farms, 375 horses aged over 3 years, 304 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 236 acres of potatoes, 226 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 216 acres of farmland in gardens, 197 barrels of beef, 183 horses aged 3 years and under, 131 pounds of hops, 104 bushels of buckwheat, 90 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 84 acres of winter wheat, 80 bushels of corn, 70 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 acres of barley, 34 bushels of carrots, 25 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,831 yards of flannel, 1,054 yards of fulled cloth, $245 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON079010 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON119007 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115261805

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). "Hullett, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hullett-on079010-1861/.