Kingston, Ontario (1861 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,587. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.295°N, 76.566°W.
Population
In 1861, Kingston had a population of 4,587: 2,340 male and 2,247 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
- Asylum, Nunnery, &c
- Cataraqui Ward
- Ernestown
- Frontenac Ward
- Loughborough
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Portsmouth, Village
- Rideau Ward
- Storrington
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,587 total population, 2,340 males, 2,247 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,195, Female members of the family who are present: 2,155, 1,485 single males, 1,344 single females, 805 married males, 792 married females, 454 males attending school, 359 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 145, 111 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 92, 62 female births, 60 male births, 56 adult females unable to read or write, 54 adult males unable to read or write, 50 widowed males, 4 blind males, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 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 315 males aged 5 to 10, 285 single males aged 10 to 15, 284 females aged 5 to 10, 278 single males aged 15 to 20, 263 single females aged 10 to 15, 236 single females aged 15 to 20, 221 married females aged 20 to 30, 220 married females aged 30 to 40, 218 single males aged 20 to 30, 197 married males aged 30 to 40, 188 married males aged 40 to 50, 170 married males aged 20 to 30, 156 married females aged 40 to 50, 155 single females aged 20 to 30, 143 married males aged 50 to 60, 102 married females aged 50 to 60, 75 females aged 1 to 2, 69 females aged 4 to 5, 65 males aged 1 to 2, 65 married males aged 60 to 70, 63 females age 3 to 4, 62 females aged 2 to 3, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 52 married females aged 60 to 70, 41 single females aged 30 to 40, 40 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 70 to 80, 28 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 26 males of unknown age, 25 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 22 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 females of unknown age, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,148 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 728 persons originating in Ireland, 346 persons originating in England or Wales, 154 persons originating in Scotland, 124 persons originating in the United States, 54 French Canadians, 17 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in all other places. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,396,520 value farms (dollars), $180,661 value all livestock, 119,586 bushels of oats, 112,444 pounds of homemade butter, $77,259 value horses aged over 3 years, $75,362 value farm implements in dollars, 55,619 bushels of spring wheat, 52,433 bushels of potatoes, 44,920 acres of land in farms, 38,625 bushels of peas, 25,753 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,167 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,942 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,447 acres of farmland under crops, 14,239 pounds of maple sugar, 12,831 bushels of barley, 10,098 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,551 bushels of rye, 6,513 sheep, $5,970 value garden and orchard crops, 5,516 bushels of buckwheat, 5,274 bushels of carrots, 5,165 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,066 tons of hay, 4,001 bushels of corn, 3,586 acres of oats, 3,127 acres of spring wheat, 1,984 acres of peas, 1,876 milk cows, 1,653 calves and heifers, 1,458 swine, 1,137 horses aged over 3 years, 1,091 bushels of winter wheat, 1,081 bushels of turnips, 962 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 881 barrels of pork, 598 acres of potatoes, 497 acres of barley, 474 horses aged 3 years and under, 451 acres of rye, 414 occupants of farms, 283 acres of buckwheat, 240 barrels of beef, 208 acres of farmland in gardens, 176 bulls, oxen, or steers, 151 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 149 pounds of hops, 147 acres of corn, 123 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 86 bushels of beans, 84 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 gallons of cider, 67 acres of winter wheat, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 25 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,446 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,862 yards of flannel, 1,920 yards of fulled cloth, 278 carriages for pleasure, 34 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 12 pounds of fresh fish sold, 11 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 30 to 40: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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). "Kingston, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on072005-1861/.