London, Ontario (1861 census)
London was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 9,666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.072°N, 81.299°W.
Population
In 1861, London had a population of 9,666: 5,002 male and 4,664 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, London shared boundaries with:
- Biddulph
- Delaware
- Dorchester, North
- Lobo
- McGillivray
- Nissouri
- Ward No. 2
- Ward No. 5
- Ward No. 6
- Ward No. 7
- Westminster
- Williams, East
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 202 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 9,666 total population, 5,002 males, 4,664 females, Male members of the family who are present: 4,638, Female members of the family who are present: 4,432, 3,386 single males, 2,990 single females, 1,517 married males, 1,496 married females, 992 males attending school, 838 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 364, Females present who are not members of the family: 232, 178 widowed females, 171 male births, 150 female births, 99 widowed males, 80 adult males unable to read or write, 70 adult females unable to read or write, 5 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 669 males aged 5 to 10, 630 single males aged 10 to 15, 620 single males aged 15 to 20, 598 females aged 5 to 10, 592 single females aged 10 to 15, 558 single females aged 15 to 20, 465 married females aged 30 to 40, 461 single males aged 20 to 30, 432 married males aged 30 to 40, 413 married females aged 20 to 30, 384 married males aged 40 to 50, 361 single females aged 20 to 30, 303 married females aged 40 to 50, 254 married males aged 20 to 30, 246 married males aged 50 to 60, 198 married females aged 50 to 60, 193 females aged 1 to 2, 177 females aged 2 to 3, 172 males aged 1 to 2, 170 males aged 3 to 4, 164 males aged 2 to 3, 153 females age 3 to 4, 149 married males aged 60 to 70, 140 males aged 4 to 5, 131 females aged 4 to 5, 95 single males aged 30 to 40, 90 married females aged 60 to 70, 41 married males aged 70 to 80, 37 single males aged 40 to 50, 37 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 31 single females aged 30 to 40, 31 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 30 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 29 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 27 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 20 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 males of unknown age, 10 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,637 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,514 persons originating in Ireland, 1,498 persons originating in England or Wales, 491 persons originating in Scotland, 350 persons originating in the United States, 171 negroes or coloured persons, 90 Indigenous females, 87 Indigenous males, 49 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 33 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 26 persons whose origin is unknown, 19 persons originating in New Brunswick, 11 persons originating in all other places, 7 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Newfoundland, 5 female negroes or coloured persons, 5 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in France, 2 Indigenous persons, 2 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 7 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $3,366,617 value farms (dollars), $378,198 value all livestock, 355,041 bushels of turnips, 265,165 bushels of spring wheat, 239,434 pounds of homemade butter, 230,641 bushels of oats, $190,972 value horses aged over 3 years, 132,604 bushels of potatoes, 93,907 pounds of maple sugar, 92,489 acres of land in farms, $92,337 value farm implements in dollars, 88,013 bushels of peas, 48,749 acres of farmland under cultivation, 47,280 pounds of wool produced on farms, 43,740 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 35,684 acres of farmland under crops, $25,439 value garden and orchard crops, 16,977 bushels of barley, 16,863 bushels of carrots, 13,908 sheep, 13,334 acres of spring wheat, 11,903 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,419 gallons of cider, 10,103 pounds of hops, 9,919 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,589 bushels of corn, 7,993 acres of oats, 7,666 bushels of winter wheat, 7,486 tons of hay, 6,945 swine, 4,506 calves and heifers, 3,899 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,794 acres of peas, 3,750 milk cows, 2,631 barrels of pork, 2,467 horses aged over 3 years, 2,445 bushels of buckwheat, 1,237 acres of turnips, 1,235 acres of potatoes, 1,166 occupants of farms, 1,162 acres of farmland in gardens, 942 horses aged 3 years and under, 941 acres of barley, 860 pounds of flax or hemp, 558 bushels of rye, 535 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 525 acres of winter wheat, 492 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 487 bulls, oxen, or steers, 471 barrels of beef, 388 acres of corn, 283 bushels of beans, 262 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 167 acres of buckwheat, 149 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 138 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 46 acres of rye, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,334 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 15,160 yards of flannel, 2,754 yards of fulled cloth, $1,010 value carriages for hire (dollars), 632 carriages for pleasure, 18 yards of linen, 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 25, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lewis Sifton | 1858–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262072
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). "London, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-on086007-1861/.