Minto, Ontario (1861 census)

Minto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,341. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2184124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.912°N, 80.871°W.

Population

In 1861, Minto had a population of 2,341: 1,247 male and 1,094 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 Minto, Arthur & Luther, 1851 (31.4% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Minto shared boundaries with:

• Arthur
• Carrick
• Howick
• Maryborough
• Normanby
• Wallace

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,341 total population, 1,247 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,163, 1,094 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,048, 845 single males, 689 single females, 390 married males, 378 married females, 136 males attending school, 129 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, 64 male births, 62 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 27 widowed females, 20 adult females unable to read or write, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 12 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 163 married females aged 20 to 30, 157 males aged 5 to 10, 157 single males aged 20 to 30, 155 females aged 5 to 10, 126 married males aged 30 to 40, 119 single females aged 10 to 15, 116 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 single males aged 15 to 20, 102 married females aged 30 to 40, 96 single males aged 10 to 15, 87 single females aged 15 to 20, 73 married males aged 40 to 50, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 60 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 53 females age 3 to 4, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 51 males aged 3 to 4, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 males of unknown age, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,163 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 540 persons originating in Scotland, 351 persons originating in Ireland, 220 persons originating in England or Wales, 30 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 24 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 French Canadians, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $416,650 value farms (dollars), 125,950 bushels of turnips, $60,282 value all livestock, 52,439 acres of land in farms, 50,187 bushels of spring wheat, 46,111 pounds of homemade butter, 44,999 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,294 bushels of potatoes, 18,650 bushels of oats, 16,997 pounds of maple sugar, $11,504 value farm implements in dollars, $10,700 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,440 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,899 bushels of peas, 5,900 acres of farmland under crops, 3,345 acres of spring wheat, 2,605 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,023 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,998 bushels of barley, 1,578 swine, 1,540 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,112 calves and heifers, 1,051 tons of hay, 831 barrels of pork, 759 acres of oats, 757 milk cows, 705 sheep, 702 acres of turnips, 659 bulls, oxen, or steers, 503 bushels of winter wheat, 420 occupants of farms, 399 acres of peas, 360 bushels of rye, 282 acres of potatoes, 239 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 211 barrels of beef, 175 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 112 pounds of flax or hemp, 102 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 72 acres of barley, 72 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 bushels of carrots, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 pounds of hops, 17 acres of rye, 13 acres of winter wheat, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,523 yards of flannel, 117 yards of fulled cloth, $50 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON103012 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON152008 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q2184124
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_(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). "Minto, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minto-on103012-1861/.