Mitchell, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)

Mitchell, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,216. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3317076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.199°W.

Population

In 1861, Mitchell, T-V had a population of 1,216: 647 male and 569 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).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Mitchell, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Logan
• Pullarton

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,216 total population, 647 males, Male members of the family who are present: 580, 569 females, Female members of the family who are present: 523, 463 single males, 370 single females, 180 married females, 179 married males, 119 males attending school, 100 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 32 male births, 29 female births, 19 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2 adult males unable to read or write, 1 adult females unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 91 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 75 females aged 5 to 10, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 61 single males aged 15 to 20, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 46 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 31 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 females age 3 to 4, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 628 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 270 persons originating in England or Wales, 114 persons originating in Ireland, 82 persons originating in Scotland, 56 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 39 persons originating in the United States, 21 French Canadians, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $93,600 value farms (dollars), $17,824 value all livestock, 14,105 bushels of turnips, 10,084 bushels of spring wheat, 8,002 pounds of homemade butter, 4,978 bushels of oats, $4,227 value farm implements in dollars, 3,310 bushels of potatoes, 2,640 sheep, 2,601 bushels of peas, 2,396 acres of land in farms, 1,660 pounds of maple sugar, 1,307 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,089 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,029 acres of farmland under crops, 600 pounds of wool produced on farms, 522 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 403 acres of spring wheat, 350 pounds of flax or hemp, 292 swine, 268 acres of farmland in pasture, 220 milk cows, $208 value garden and orchard crops, 194 tons of hay, 151 acres of oats, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 128 calves and heifers, 112 horses aged over 3 years, 105 acres of peas, 60 acres of turnips, 45 occupants of farms, 40 bulls, oxen, or steers, 30 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of barley, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 barrels of pork, 16 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 10 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 barrels of beef, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,236 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $950 value carriages for hire (dollars), 258 yards of flannel, 52 carriages for pleasure, 16 carriages for hire. (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: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON092010 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON137014 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q3317076
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_(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). "Mitchell, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mitchell-t-v-on092010-1861/.