Logan, Ontario (1861 census)
Logan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,259. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.535°N, 81.156°W.
Population
In 1861, Logan had a population of 2,259: 1,138 male and 1,121 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 2,259 |
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 3,355 |
| 1891 | 3,093 |
| 1901 | 3,024 |
| 1911 | 2,829 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
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, Logan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,259 total population, 1,138 males, 1,121 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,087, Male members of the family who are present: 1,048, 770 single males, 715 single females, 387 married females, 337 married males, 122 males attending school, 103 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, 49 male births, 47 female births, 38 adult males unable to read or write, 36 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 31 widowed males, 19 widowed females, 3 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 145 single males aged 10 to 15, 140 females aged 5 to 10, 120 males aged 5 to 10, 120 married females aged 30 to 40, 120 single males aged 15 to 20, 115 single females aged 15 to 20, 106 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 95 married females aged 40 to 50, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 males of unknown age, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 874 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 459 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 399 persons originating in Ireland, 277 persons originating in Scotland, 186 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 18 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $355,762 value farms (dollars), 68,113 bushels of spring wheat, $56,798 value all livestock, 42,710 bushels of turnips, 26,557 acres of land in farms, 24,689 bushels of oats, 23,184 pounds of homemade butter, 18,957 bushels of potatoes, 18,587 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,431 bushels of peas, $12,289 value farm implements in dollars, 8,284 pounds of maple sugar, 7,970 acres of farmland under cultivation, $7,172 value horses aged over 3 years, 6,836 acres of farmland under crops, 3,137 acres of spring wheat, 2,718 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,296 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,843 swine, 1,080 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,051 sheep, 1,042 tons of hay, 850 calves and heifers, 804 acres of oats, 709 milk cows, 692 acres of peas, 572 bushels of barley, 537 bulls, oxen, or steers, 490 bushels of winter wheat, 375 acres of turnips, 336 barrels of pork, 335 occupants of farms, 325 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 269 acres of potatoes, 185 horses aged over 3 years, 185 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 157 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 135 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 acres of farmland in gardens, 26 acres of barley, 22 barrels of beef, 22 pounds of hops, 21 pounds of flax or hemp, 19 acres of winter wheat, 15 bushels of rye, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 9 bushels of carrots, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of rye, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,550 yards of flannel, 514 yards of fulled cloth, 87 yards of linen, $30 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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:
ON092009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262070
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). "Logan, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/logan-on092009-1861/.