Marysburgh, Ontario (1861 census)
Marysburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 77.003°W.
Population
In 1861, Marysburgh had a population of 3,853: 1,968 male and 1,885 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,512 |
| 1861 | 3,853 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marysburg, S, 1871 (44.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marysburg, N, 1871 (56.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Marysburgh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,853 total population, 1,968 males, 1,885 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,853, Female members of the family who are present: 1,799, 1,385 single males, 1,267 single females, 557 married females, 540 married males, 517 males attending school, 437 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 115, Females present who are not members of the family: 86, 71 male births, 70 female births, 61 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 26 adult males unable to read or write, 20 adult females unable to read or write, 5 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 301 males aged 5 to 10, 297 females aged 5 to 10, 261 single males aged 10 to 15, 256 single females aged 10 to 15, 242 single males aged 15 to 20, 241 single females aged 15 to 20, 211 single males aged 20 to 30, 169 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 married males aged 30 to 40, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 129 single females aged 20 to 30, 127 married females aged 30 to 40, 112 married females aged 40 to 50, 101 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 65 females aged 1 to 2, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 54 females age 3 to 4, 53 males aged 3 to 4, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 44 married females aged 60 to 70, 32 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 males of unknown age, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,341 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 250 persons originating in Ireland, 116 persons originating in England or Wales, 98 persons originating in the United States, 22 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 6 Indigenous males, 4 Indigenous females, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,057,178 value farms (dollars), $162,929 value all livestock, 128,889 pounds of homemade butter, $79,503 value horses aged over 3 years, 64,722 bushels of peas, 49,252 bushels of buckwheat, 46,442 acres of land in farms, 44,514 bushels of spring wheat, $43,666 value farm implements in dollars, 42,478 bushels of potatoes, 37,147 bushels of oats, 33,038 bushels of rye, 31,862 pounds of maple sugar, 28,191 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,603 bushels of barley, 18,755 bushels of corn, 18,251 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,143 acres of farmland under crops, 15,266 pounds of wool produced on farms, $15,147 value garden and orchard crops, 9,134 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,554 sheep, 4,418 bushels of turnips, 3,731 acres of rye, 3,606 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,063 acres of peas, 2,677 acres of spring wheat, 2,428 tons of hay, 2,135 acres of buckwheat, 1,776 milk cows, 1,771 bushels of carrots, 1,638 calves and heifers, 1,618 swine, 1,417 bushels of winter wheat, 1,305 acres of oats, 1,305 barrels of pork, 1,247 gallons of cider, 1,224 horses aged over 3 years, 914 acres of farmland in gardens, 860 acres of barley, 713 acres of corn, 484 acres of potatoes, 453 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 438 occupants of farms, 433 horses aged 3 years and under, 378 barrels of beef, 235 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 203 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 201 bushels of beans, 187 bulls, oxen, or steers, 161 acres of winter wheat, 103 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 86 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 55 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $21,231 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10,262 yards of flannel, 1,680 yards of fulled cloth, 502 carriages for pleasure, 6 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,564 pounds of fresh fish sold, 784 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095005— 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). "Marysburgh, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marysburgh-on095005-1861/.