Metcalfe, Ontario (1861 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,746. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1861, Metcalfe had a population of 1,746: 936 male and 810 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,746 total population, 936 males, Male members of the family who are present: 845, 810 females, Female members of the family who are present: 769, 627 single males, 510 single females, 285 married males, 275 married females, 214 males attending school, 186 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 91, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, 39 female births, 38 male births, 25 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 11 adult males unable to read or write, 3 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 114 males aged 5 to 10, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 females aged 5 to 10, 101 single females aged 10 to 15, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 93 married males aged 30 to 40, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 single females aged 15 to 20, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,129 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 213 persons originating in England or Wales, 212 persons originating in Ireland, 142 persons originating in Scotland, 34 persons originating in the United States, 9 negroes or coloured persons, 5 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $513,236 value farms (dollars), $84,057 value all livestock, 69,431 bushels of turnips, 48,484 pounds of homemade butter, 39,873 bushels of spring wheat, 28,848 bushels of oats, 27,721 acres of land in farms, 27,714 bushels of potatoes, $26,600 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,169 bushels of peas, 21,399 pounds of maple sugar, $20,833 value farm implements in dollars, 19,677 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,044 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,474 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,028 acres of farmland under crops, 3,343 gallons of cider, 2,861 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,810 bushels of winter wheat, 2,533 swine, 2,473 sheep, 2,439 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,305 acres of spring wheat, $1,757 value garden and orchard crops, 1,719 tons of hay, 1,354 bushels of barley, 1,322 calves and heifers, 1,156 bushels of corn, 1,080 acres of peas, 905 pounds of flax or hemp, 880 acres of oats, 756 milk cows, 700 barrels of pork, 692 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 467 bushels of carrots, 408 bushels of buckwheat, 361 horses aged over 3 years, 287 bulls, oxen, or steers, 276 occupants of farms, 249 acres of turnips, 211 acres of potatoes, 198 acres of winter wheat, 172 horses aged 3 years and under, 155 acres of farmland in gardens, 146 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 107 barrels of beef, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 57 acres of barley, 56 acres of corn, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 34 bushels of beans, 34 pounds of hops, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 acres of buckwheat, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,875 yards of flannel, 1,155 yards of fulled cloth, $594 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 13 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— 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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on086008-1861/.