Melancthon, Ontario (1861 census)
Melancthon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,359. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6811207. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.149°N, 80.295°W.
Population
In 1861, Melancthon had a population of 1,359: 753 male and 606 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 2,043 |
| 1881 | 3,099 |
| 1891 | 3,822 |
| 1901 | 3,831 |
| 1911 | 3,080 |
| 1921 | 2,804 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Melancthon & Proton, 1851 (50.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Melancthon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 132 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,359 total population, 753 males, Male members of the family who are present: 705, 606 females, Female members of the family who are present: 586, 515 single males, 380 single females, 228 married males, 217 married females, 123 males attending school, 94 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, 47 adult males unable to read or write, 41 adult females unable to read or write, 37 male births, 29 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, 10 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 106 males aged 5 to 10, 80 single males aged 10 to 15, 79 females aged 5 to 10, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 75 single males aged 20 to 30, 73 single females aged 10 to 15, 68 married females aged 30 to 40, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 63 married females aged 20 to 30, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 single females aged 15 to 20, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 50 to 60, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 23 females age 3 to 4, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 767 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 325 persons originating in Ireland, 162 persons originating in England or Wales, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 29 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $170,304 value farms (dollars), 60,512 bushels of turnips, $29,696 value all livestock, 25,705 pounds of homemade butter, 23,897 acres of land in farms, 22,274 bushels of potatoes, 20,061 bushels of spring wheat, 19,725 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,946 pounds of maple sugar, 10,530 bushels of oats, $5,950 value farm implements in dollars, $5,902 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,160 bushels of peas, 4,172 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,798 acres of farmland under crops, 1,494 acres of spring wheat, 1,374 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,374 pounds of wool produced on farms, 997 swine, 684 bushels of barley, 660 tons of hay, 555 calves and heifers, 518 sheep, 439 acres of oats, 406 milk cows, 387 barrels of pork, 365 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 315 acres of peas, 299 acres of turnips, 226 occupants of farms, 210 acres of potatoes, 210 bulls, oxen, or steers, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 barrels of beef, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 71 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 44 acres of barley, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 40 bushels of rye, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 6 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of rye, 3 pounds of hops, 2 acres of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,247 yards of flannel, 121 yards of fulled cloth, $80 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 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: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6811207
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melancthon,_Ontario
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). "Melancthon, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/melancthon-on075010-1861/.