Lansdowne, Ontario (1861 census)
Lansdowne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.477°N, 76.054°W.
Population
In 1861, Lansdowne had a population of 3,105: 1,590 male and 1,515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,439 |
| 1861 | 3,105 |
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, Lansdowne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,105 total population, 1,590 males, 1,515 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,468, Female members of the family who are present: 1,442, 1,097 single males, 1,012 single females, 474 married males, 458 married females, 279 males attending school, 251 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 122, Females present who are not members of the family: 73, 67 male births, 53 female births, 49 adult males unable to read or write, 45 widowed females, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 19 widowed males, 2 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 207 single females aged 15 to 20, 204 single males aged 10 to 15, 199 single males aged 20 to 30, 192 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 females aged 5 to 10, 170 males aged 5 to 10, 170 single males aged 15 to 20, 135 married females aged 20 to 30, 134 single females aged 20 to 30, 129 married females aged 30 to 40, 119 married males aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 40 to 50, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 married males aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 58 females age 3 to 4, 57 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 51 females aged 4 to 5, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,383 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 465 persons originating in Ireland, 84 persons originating in the United States, 83 persons originating in Scotland, 72 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $505,282 value farms (dollars), 107,671 pounds of homemade butter, $104,254 value all livestock, 60,549 bushels of oats, 56,250 bushels of spring wheat, 46,187 acres of land in farms, $45,503 value horses aged over 3 years, 32,842 bushels of potatoes, 28,315 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $21,356 value farm implements in dollars, 20,483 pounds of maple sugar, 17,872 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,909 bushels of peas, 12,812 acres of farmland under crops, 10,923 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,099 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,958 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,813 tons of hay, 3,683 bushels of corn, 3,555 acres of spring wheat, 3,359 bushels of winter wheat, 2,798 bushels of turnips, 2,420 bushels of barley, 2,357 acres of oats, 1,801 milk cows, 1,674 calves and heifers, 1,478 bushels of rye, 1,369 bushels of buckwheat, $1,342 value garden and orchard crops, 1,253 swine, 1,028 barrels of pork, 978 bushels of carrots, 876 acres of peas, 790 horses aged over 3 years, 444 occupants of farms, 395 sheep, 385 acres of potatoes, 345 horses aged 3 years and under, 328 gallons of cider, 312 acres of winter wheat, 217 barrels of beef, 193 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 137 acres of corn, 132 bulls, oxen, or steers, 127 acres of rye, 113 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 105 acres of barley, 102 acres of farmland in gardens, 93 bushels of beans, 85 acres of buckwheat, 85 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 pounds of flax or hemp, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 15 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 pounds of hops, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,785 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,027 yards of flannel, 2,829 yards of fulled cloth, 196 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 10 barrels of salted fish sold, 7 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 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 females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 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 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Luther Hamilton Holton | 1817–1880 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Lansdowne, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lansdowne-on083010-1861/.