Malden, Ontario (1861 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,563. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.071°N, 83.042°W.
Population
In 1861, Malden had a population of 1,563: 832 male and 731 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,563 total population, 832 males, 731 females, Male members of the family who are present: 716, Female members of the family who are present: 655, 538 single males, 472 single females, 275 married males, 238 married females, 148 adult males unable to read or write, 129 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 116, 115 adult females unable to read or write, 105 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 40 male births, 39 female births, 21 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 94 males aged 5 to 10, 93 single females aged 15 to 20, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 88 females aged 5 to 10, 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 30 to 40, 71 married males aged 20 to 30, 64 married females aged 30 to 40, 51 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 single males aged 20 to 30, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 females age 3 to 4, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 720 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 513 French Canadians, 276 negroes or coloured persons, 193 persons originating in the United States, 152 male negroes or coloured persons, 124 female negroes or coloured persons, 44 persons originating in England or Wales, 44 persons originating in Ireland, 43 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $559,416 value farms (dollars), $134,651 value all livestock, 70,216 bushels of corn, $45,574 value horses aged over 3 years, 42,007 pounds of homemade butter, 31,888 bushels of oats, $26,767 value farm implements in dollars, 24,156 bushels of winter wheat, 20,564 bushels of potatoes, 20,491 acres of land in farms, 11,166 bushels of spring wheat, 10,422 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,224 bushels of peas, 10,069 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,560 acres of farmland under crops, 6,860 gallons of cider, 5,726 pounds of wool produced on farms, $3,911 value garden and orchard crops, 3,701 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,688 swine, 2,389 acres of corn, 2,302 sheep, 2,213 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,143 bushels of barley, 1,568 tons of hay, 1,407 bushels of turnips, 1,258 acres of winter wheat, 1,105 barrels of pork, 953 bushels of buckwheat, 920 calves and heifers, 832 acres of oats, 785 bushels of rye, 747 milk cows, 720 horses aged over 3 years, 707 pounds of hops, 701 acres of spring wheat, 631 pounds of maple sugar, 546 acres of peas, 345 horses aged 3 years and under, 296 acres of farmland in gardens, 275 bushels of carrots, 258 occupants of farms, 243 pounds of flax or hemp, 191 acres of potatoes, 163 barrels of beef, 113 bushels of beans, 97 acres of barley, 82 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 79 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 69 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 68 bulls, oxen, or steers, 55 acres of buckwheat, 48 acres of rye, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,170 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,710 yards of flannel, 877 yards of linen, 343 yards of fulled cloth, 172 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 114 barrels of salted 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 females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262135
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). "Malden, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on071006-1861/.