McNab, Ontario (1861 census)
McNab was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,000. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 76.491°W.
Population
In 1861, McNab had a population of 2,000: 1,059 male and 941 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,513 |
| 1861 | 2,000 |
| 1871 | 2,855 |
| 1881 | 3,092 |
| 1891 | 3,514 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,628 |
| 1921 | 3,379 |
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, McNab shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,000 total population, 1,059 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,014, 941 females, Female members of the family who are present: 883, 765 single males, 636 single females, 278 married males, 267 married females, 129 males attending school, 111 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, 46 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 45, 38 widowed females, 37 female births, 16 widowed males, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 males aged 5 to 10, 132 single males aged 20 to 30, 131 single females aged 10 to 15, 129 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 females aged 5 to 10, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 103 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 30 to 40, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 64 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 30 females age 3 to 4, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,339 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 415 persons originating in Scotland, 187 persons originating in Ireland, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $135,825 value farms (dollars), $51,015 value all livestock, 43,048 bushels of potatoes, 33,195 acres of land in farms, 29,568 bushels of oats, 25,150 pounds of homemade butter, 23,495 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $22,874 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,826 bushels of spring wheat, $10,099 value farm implements in dollars, 9,701 bushels of winter wheat, 9,700 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,280 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,391 acres of farmland under crops, 5,353 bushels of peas, 4,774 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,308 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,345 bushels of turnips, 2,915 pounds of maple sugar, 1,656 sheep, 1,154 tons of hay, 1,119 acres of oats, 855 swine, 848 bushels of barley, 724 barrels of pork, 709 milk cows, 701 acres of spring wheat, 681 calves and heifers, 625 bushels of corn, 489 acres of winter wheat, 411 acres of peas, 376 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 319 horses aged over 3 years, 307 acres of potatoes, 238 occupants of farms, 233 barrels of beef, 136 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 128 bulls, oxen, or steers, 101 horses aged 3 years and under, 95 pounds of hops, 94 bushels of carrots, 87 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 42 acres of barley, 28 acres of corn, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 acres of turnips, $10 value garden and orchard crops, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,825 yards of flannel, 1,174 yards of fulled cloth, $830 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 16 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262270
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). "McNab, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcnab-on096011-1861/.