King, Ontario (1861 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 8,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.976°N, 79.597°W.
Population
In 1861, King had a population of 8,063: 4,239 male and 3,824 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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, King shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 8,063 total population, 4,239 males, 3,824 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,727, Female members of the family who are present: 3,493, 2,990 single males, 2,512 single females, 1,185 married males, 1,166 married females, 870 males attending school, 788 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 512, Females present who are not members of the family: 331, 159 male births, 156 female births, 146 widowed females, 116 adult females unable to read or write, 99 adult males unable to read or write, 64 widowed males, 3 blind females, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 474 males aged 5 to 10, 473 single males aged 15 to 20, 470 single males aged 10 to 15, 470 single males aged 20 to 30, 468 females aged 5 to 10, 466 single females aged 15 to 20, 462 single females aged 10 to 15, 396 married females aged 30 to 40, 380 married females aged 20 to 30, 380 married males aged 30 to 40, 360 married males aged 40 to 50, 230 single males aged 30 to 40, 210 married males aged 20 to 30, 206 married females aged 40 to 50, 202 single females aged 20 to 30, 151 females aged 1 to 2, 150 males aged 1 to 2, 149 males aged 2 to 3, 147 females aged 2 to 3, 146 males aged 3 to 4, 145 married males aged 50 to 60, 143 females age 3 to 4, 140 males aged 4 to 5, 130 females aged 4 to 5, 95 married females aged 50 to 60, 90 single females aged 30 to 40, 70 single males aged 40 to 50, 59 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 married females aged 60 to 70, 51 single females aged 40 to 50, 35 single males aged 50 to 60, 29 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 29 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 28 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 27 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 24 single females aged 50 to 60, 19 females of unknown age, 19 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 males of unknown age, 10 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,203 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,086 persons originating in England or Wales, 932 persons originating in Ireland, 505 persons originating in Scotland, 245 persons originating in the United States, 34 French Canadians, 27 Indigenous males, 19 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 18 persons originating in New Brunswick, 14 Indigenous females, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 6 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,866,765 value farms (dollars), $323,065 value all livestock, 178,097 bushels of winter wheat, 176,343 pounds of homemade butter, 171,490 bushels of turnips, 167,453 bushels of oats, $152,973 value horses aged over 3 years, $123,934 value farm implements in dollars, 121,803 bushels of spring wheat, 105,544 bushels of peas, 92,686 bushels of potatoes, 75,178 acres of land in farms, 46,115 acres of farmland under cultivation, 37,574 acres of farmland under crops, 31,805 pounds of maple sugar, 29,063 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,706 pounds of wool produced on farms, 21,189 bushels of carrots, 17,612 bushels of barley, 17,570 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,368 sheep, 8,035 acres of farmland in pasture, $7,892 value garden and orchard crops, 7,889 acres of winter wheat, 6,490 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6,098 swine, 5,978 acres of spring wheat, 5,959 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,675 acres of oats, 4,547 acres of peas, 4,037 tons of hay, 3,928 gallons of cider, 3,634 barrels of pork, 2,766 milk cows, 2,384 calves and heifers, 2,172 horses aged over 3 years, 1,146 acres of potatoes, 790 occupants of farms, 706 horses aged 3 years and under, 620 barrels of beef, 590 acres of barley, 506 acres of farmland in gardens, 504 acres of turnips, 499 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 410 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 356 bulls, oxen, or steers, 354 bushels of corn, 209 bushels of buckwheat, 177 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 165 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 157 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 151 pounds of hops, 124 bushels of rye, 25 acres of mangel wurtzel, 22 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of corn, 12 acres of rye, 11 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $25,796 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 9,551 yards of flannel, 2,645 yards of fulled cloth, 471 carriages for pleasure, $100 value carriages for hire (dollars), 30 yards of linen, 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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 aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(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). "King, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on105006-1861/.