Malahide, Ontario (1861 census)

Malahide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,320. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.743°N, 80.944°W.

Population

In 1861, Malahide had a population of 5,320: 2,750 male and 2,570 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Malahide shared boundaries with:

• Bayham
• Dereham
• Dorchester
• Yarmouth

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,320 total population, 2,750 males, 2,570 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,515, Female members of the family who are present: 2,392, 1,818 single males, 1,612 single females, 877 married males, 842 married females, 620 males attending school, 544 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 235, Females present who are not members of the family: 178, 116 widowed females, 88 female births, 83 male births, 55 widowed males, 39 adult males unable to read or write, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 6 lunatic males, 4 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 393 males aged 5 to 10, 339 single females aged 10 to 15, 321 single males aged 15 to 20, 308 females aged 5 to 10, 297 single males aged 10 to 15, 290 single females aged 15 to 20, 275 married females aged 20 to 30, 269 single males aged 20 to 30, 255 married males aged 30 to 40, 227 married females aged 30 to 40, 200 married males aged 20 to 30, 196 single females aged 20 to 30, 186 married males aged 40 to 50, 150 married females aged 40 to 50, 119 married males aged 50 to 60, 101 males aged 1 to 2, 93 males aged 2 to 3, 91 females aged 1 to 2, 91 married females aged 50 to 60, 90 males aged 3 to 4, 86 females aged 4 to 5, 79 males aged 4 to 5, 79 married males aged 60 to 70, 77 females age 3 to 4, 75 females aged 2 to 3, 49 single males aged 30 to 40, 48 married females aged 60 to 70, 39 married females aged 15 to 20, 33 single females aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 70 to 80, 28 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 40 to 50, 23 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 22 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,119 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 326 persons originating in the United States, 316 persons originating in England or Wales, 193 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 177 persons originating in Ireland, 101 persons originating in Scotland, 54 persons originating in New Brunswick, 23 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,356,020 value farms (dollars), $178,448 value all livestock, 161,710 pounds of homemade butter, 97,890 bushels of oats, $78,190 value horses aged over 3 years, 70,283 bushels of peas, 63,315 pounds of maple sugar, $53,707 value farm implements in dollars, 52,874 acres of land in farms, 40,477 bushels of potatoes, 33,752 bushels of turnips, 30,733 bushels of spring wheat, 28,092 acres of farmland under cultivation, 24,782 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,560 gallons of cider, 23,037 bushels of winter wheat, 22,962 bushels of corn, 21,872 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,161 acres of farmland under crops, 13,197 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,206 bushels of buckwheat, 10,307 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $8,906 value garden and orchard crops, 7,073 sheep, 5,834 bushels of carrots, 5,341 tons of hay, 4,389 bushels of barley, 3,275 acres of peas, 3,092 acres of oats, 3,009 swine, 2,710 milk cows, 2,507 acres of spring wheat, 2,448 acres of winter wheat, 2,383 calves and heifers, 1,410 horses aged over 3 years, 1,389 bushels of rye, 1,379 barrels of pork, 1,003 acres of corn, 920 pounds of flax or hemp, 918 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 761 acres of buckwheat, 734 acres of farmland in gardens, 602 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 594 occupants of farms, 422 acres of potatoes, 409 horses aged 3 years and under, 325 barrels of beef, 296 bulls, oxen, or steers, 274 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 261 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 186 bushels of beans, 183 acres of barley, 152 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 136 acres of rye, 116 acres of turnips, 99 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 36 pounds of hops, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $21,805 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 11,857 yards of flannel, 1,786 yards of fulled cloth, $450 value carriages for hire (dollars), 374 carriages for pleasure, 202 yards of linen, 11 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON070005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON109005 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262134

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). "Malahide, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malahide-on070005-1861/.