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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q115262318

Middleton, Ontario (1861 census)

Middleton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,903. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.823°N, 80.620°W.

Population

In 1861, Middleton had a population of 2,903: 1,592 male and 1,311 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18511,721
18612,903
18713,261
18813,514
18913,457
19012,591
19112,335
19212,057

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, Middleton shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,903 total population, 1,592 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,360, 1,311 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,204, 1,085 single males, 806 single females, 483 married males, 462 married females, 256 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 232, 208 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 107, 65 male births, 56 female births, 43 widowed females, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 24 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 206 males aged 5 to 10, 190 females aged 5 to 10, 186 single males aged 10 to 15, 185 single males aged 20 to 30, 162 married females aged 20 to 30, 160 married males aged 30 to 40, 158 single males aged 15 to 20, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 144 married females aged 30 to 40, 122 married males aged 20 to 30, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 111 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 57 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 males aged 3 to 4, 52 females age 3 to 4, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 females of unknown age, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,132 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 189 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 155 persons originating in England or Wales, 135 persons originating in the United States, 126 persons originating in Ireland, 91 persons originating in Scotland, 36 persons originating in New Brunswick, 16 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 6 persons originating in France, 5 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $392,245 value farms (dollars), $67,271 value all livestock, 43,343 bushels of turnips, 36,568 bushels of potatoes, $30,550 value horses aged over 3 years, 28,229 acres of land in farms, 23,520 bushels of winter wheat, $20,521 value farm implements in dollars, 19,543 bushels of oats, 17,381 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,109 pounds of maple sugar, 13,373 bushels of peas, 12,992 bushels of corn, 10,848 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,893 acres of farmland under crops, 6,173 bushels of buckwheat, 5,631 pounds of homemade butter, $5,514 value garden and orchard crops, 5,511 bushels of spring wheat, 4,760 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,449 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,580 bushels of carrots, 2,714 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,274 gallons of cider, 2,002 tons of hay, 1,595 sheep, 1,579 acres of winter wheat, 1,359 swine, 1,312 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,007 bushels of rye, 880 calves and heifers, 846 milk cows, 771 barrels of pork, 730 acres of oats, 728 acres of peas, 560 bushels of barley, 535 acres of spring wheat, 464 horses aged over 3 years, 400 acres of corn, 397 acres of buckwheat, 364 bulls, oxen, or steers, 340 occupants of farms, 328 acres of potatoes, 312 barrels of beef, 264 horses aged 3 years and under, 241 acres of farmland in gardens, 192 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 177 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 145 acres of turnips, 145 pounds of hops, 133 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 127 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 80 acres of rye, 78 bushels of beans, 62 pounds of flax or hemp, 57 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 acres of barley, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,949 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,647 yards of flannel, 1,062 yards of fulled cloth, 88 carriages for pleasure, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 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: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Middleton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/middleton-on087003-1861/.