McGillivray, Ontario (1861 census)
McGillivray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,921. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.206°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1861, McGillivray had a population of 3,921: 2,032 male and 1,889 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,718 |
| 1861 | 3,921 |
| 1871 | 4,658 |
| 1881 | 4,178 |
| 1891 | 3,503 |
| 1901 | 3,151 |
| 1911 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 2,380 |
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, McGillivray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,921 total population, 2,032 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,895, 1,889 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,820, 1,399 single males, 1,277 single females, 590 married males, 558 married females, 387 males attending school, 374 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 137, Females present who are not members of the family: 69, 58 male births, 54 widowed females, 50 female births, 43 widowed males, 27 adult males unable to read or write, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 393 females aged 5 to 10, 301 males aged 5 to 10, 255 single males aged 10 to 15, 254 single females aged 10 to 15, 245 married females aged 20 to 30, 223 single males aged 20 to 30, 215 single males aged 15 to 20, 182 married males aged 30 to 40, 181 single females aged 15 to 20, 161 married females aged 30 to 40, 160 married males aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 females aged 2 to 3, 87 males aged 1 to 2, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 79 females aged 1 to 2, 77 males aged 3 to 4, 76 females age 3 to 4, 72 males aged 4 to 5, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 females aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,432 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 639 persons originating in England or Wales, 604 persons originating in Ireland, 332 persons originating in Scotland, 43 persons originating in the United States, 38 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 30 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $900,452 value farms (dollars), 172,251 bushels of spring wheat, $143,688 value all livestock, 80,550 bushels of turnips, $66,345 value horses aged over 3 years, 58,590 bushels of oats, 57,882 pounds of homemade butter, 49,236 acres of land in farms, $41,495 value farm implements in dollars, 36,080 bushels of peas, 27,949 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,607 bushels of potatoes, 25,165 pounds of maple sugar, 21,287 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,971 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,987 acres of farmland under crops, 8,224 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,702 acres of spring wheat, 6,990 bushels of barley, 4,850 sheep, 3,164 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,076 swine, 2,270 tons of hay, 2,230 calves and heifers, 1,821 acres of oats, 1,457 acres of peas, 1,436 milk cows, 1,025 barrels of pork, 940 bushels of winter wheat, 919 horses aged over 3 years, 572 occupants of farms, 516 bulls, oxen, or steers, 491 bushels of corn, 469 acres of turnips, 423 pounds of hops, 367 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 317 horses aged 3 years and under, 276 acres of potatoes, $272 value garden and orchard crops, 253 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 248 acres of barley, 178 bushels of buckwheat, 175 bushels of carrots, 168 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 160 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 128 barrels of beef, 76 acres of farmland in gardens, 41 acres of winter wheat, 27 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 acres of corn, 13 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 7,332 yards of flannel, 854 yards of fulled cloth, $825 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 17 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262232
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). "McGillivray, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcgillivray-on079011-1861/.