Manvers, Ontario (1861 census)
Manvers was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 78.644°W.
Population
In 1861, Manvers had a population of 4,205: 2,260 male and 1,945 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,568 |
| 1861 | 4,205 |
| 1871 | 4,114 |
| 1881 | 3,976 |
| 1891 | 4,047 |
| 1901 | 3,357 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,504 |
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, Manvers shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,205 total population, 2,260 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,014, 1,945 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,799, 1,594 single males, 1,280 single females, 624 married males, 616 married females, 402 males attending school, 326 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 246, Females present who are not members of the family: 146, 80 adult males unable to read or write, 69 male births, 64 adult females unable to read or write, 58 female births, 49 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 332 males aged 5 to 10, 310 single males aged 10 to 15, 308 females aged 5 to 10, 266 single females aged 10 to 15, 246 single females aged 15 to 20, 242 single males aged 20 to 30, 240 single males aged 15 to 20, 224 married females aged 20 to 30, 189 married males aged 30 to 40, 163 married females aged 30 to 40, 145 married males aged 20 to 30, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 106 married females aged 40 to 50, 95 married males aged 50 to 60, 94 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 males aged 1 to 2, 84 males aged 2 to 3, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 77 males aged 3 to 4, 72 females aged 1 to 2, 70 females age 3 to 4, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 70 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 40 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,664 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,223 persons originating in Ireland, 229 persons originating in England or Wales, 45 persons originating in the United States, 35 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,242,190 value farms (dollars), $164,314 value all livestock, 86,346 bushels of oats, 85,346 bushels of winter wheat, 83,915 bushels of potatoes, 69,551 pounds of homemade butter, $67,012 value horses aged over 3 years, 66,035 bushels of spring wheat, 58,009 acres of land in farms, 55,976 bushels of turnips, $39,890 value farm implements in dollars, 29,668 bushels of peas, 29,431 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,578 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,250 pounds of maple sugar, 15,583 acres of farmland under crops, 14,390 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,737 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,678 bushels of carrots, 4,555 acres of spring wheat, 4,551 acres of winter wheat, 4,165 sheep, 3,890 swine, 3,332 acres of oats, 2,583 bushels of barley, 1,797 milk cows, 1,547 acres of peas, 1,298 barrels of pork, 1,278 calves and heifers, 1,257 horses aged over 3 years, 1,069 bushels of rye, 1,038 tons of hay, $976 value garden and orchard crops, 685 acres of potatoes, 639 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 592 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 555 pounds of flax or hemp, 492 bulls, oxen, or steers, 491 occupants of farms, 460 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 371 bushels of corn, 317 horses aged 3 years and under, 312 barrels of beef, 305 pounds of hops, 266 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 243 acres of turnips, 147 bushels of buckwheat, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 111 acres of farmland in gardens, 105 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 103 acres of barley, 83 acres of rye, 83 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 17 acres of corn, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of buckwheat, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,853 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,593 yards of flannel, 2,844 yards of fulled cloth, 266 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108006— 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). "Manvers, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/manvers-on069007-1861/.