Marlborough, Ontario (1861 census)
Marlborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.066°N, 75.807°W.
Population
In 1861, Marlborough had a population of 2,331: 1,213 male and 1,118 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,053 |
| 1861 | 2,331 |
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,584 |
| 1911 | 1,339 |
| 1921 | 1,078 |
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, Marlborough 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 2,331 total population, 1,213 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,171, 1,118 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,088, 871 single males, 784 single females, 324 married males, 317 married females, 252 males attending school, 156 females attending school, 54 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 42 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 21 adult females unable to read or write, 18 adult males unable to read or write, 18 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 186 single males aged 10 to 15, 153 single males aged 20 to 30, 147 single males aged 15 to 20, 146 females aged 5 to 10, 140 single females aged 10 to 15, 139 males aged 5 to 10, 136 single females aged 15 to 20, 102 single females aged 20 to 30, 93 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 married females aged 20 to 30, 91 married males aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married females aged 40 to 50, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 females of unknown age, 12 males of unknown age, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females 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 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (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 1,612 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 630 persons originating in Ireland, 35 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in England or Wales, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 14 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 French Canadians, 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 $281,282 value farms (dollars), 63,780 pounds of homemade butter, 53,095 bushels of potatoes, 43,921 bushels of oats, $35,311 value horses aged over 3 years, 33,027 acres of land in farms, 32,355 bushels of spring wheat, 22,650 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $17,433 value farm implements in dollars, 10,377 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,162 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,579 pounds of maple sugar, $7,498 value all livestock, 6,986 acres of farmland under crops, 5,507 bushels of peas, 3,603 bushels of turnips, 3,480 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,463 bushels of buckwheat, 2,228 acres of spring wheat, 2,208 sheep, 1,988 acres of oats, 1,730 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,555 tons of hay, 1,318 bushels of corn, 1,158 bushels of carrots, 1,148 calves and heifers, 1,055 milk cows, 1,042 swine, 611 bushels of winter wheat, 594 barrels of pork, 569 horses aged over 3 years, 520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 475 acres of potatoes, 354 acres of peas, 318 occupants of farms, 272 bushels of barley, 252 barrels of beef, 228 horses aged 3 years and under, 195 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 190 acres of buckwheat, 158 bushels of rye, 84 bushels of beans, 84 bulls, oxen, or steers, 80 pounds of flax or hemp, 70 acres of corn, $68 value garden and orchard crops, 60 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 acres of winter wheat, 26 acres of turnips, 14 acres of barley, 11 acres of rye, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 pounds of hops, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,119 yards of flannel, $1,960 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,471 yards of fulled cloth, 86 yards of linen, 35 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 600 pounds of fresh fish sold, 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105007— 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). "Marlborough, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marlborough-on067006-1861/.