Moore, Ontario (1861 census)
Moore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,873. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262361. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.837°N, 82.352°W.
Population
In 1861, Moore had a population of 2,873: 1,549 male and 1,324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,258 |
| 1861 | 2,873 |
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 5,146 |
| 1891 | 5,079 |
| 1901 | 4,795 |
| 1911 | 3,771 |
| 1921 | 3,611 |
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, Moore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,873 total population, 1,549 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,391, 1,324 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,269, 1,064 single males, 831 single females, 457 married males, 437 married females, 308 males attending school, 280 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 158, 57 male births, 56 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 54 female births, 49 adult males unable to read or write, 37 adult females unable to read or write, 28 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 214 single males aged 20 to 30, 180 single males aged 10 to 15, 169 single females aged 10 to 15, 164 males aged 5 to 10, 157 females aged 5 to 10, 149 single males aged 15 to 20, 148 single females aged 15 to 20, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 139 married females aged 20 to 30, 117 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married females aged 30 to 40, 94 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 single males aged 30 to 40, 59 females age 3 to 4, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 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 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 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 1,685 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 358 persons originating in Scotland, 346 persons originating in Ireland, 290 persons originating in England or Wales, 127 persons originating in the United States, 42 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 17 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $715,071 value farms (dollars), $111,456 value all livestock, 82,644 pounds of homemade butter, 63,926 bushels of oats, 36,173 acres of land in farms, $32,972 value horses aged over 3 years, $32,623 value farm implements in dollars, 32,475 bushels of spring wheat, 31,567 bushels of potatoes, 25,175 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,181 bushels of peas, 18,588 bushels of turnips, 14,917 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,998 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,223 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,613 acres of farmland under crops, 5,039 pounds of maple sugar, 4,266 bushels of corn, 3,122 sheep, 3,088 tons of hay, $2,475 value garden and orchard crops, 2,209 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,022 bushels of carrots, 1,988 calves and heifers, 1,925 acres of oats, 1,892 swine, 1,799 acres of spring wheat, 1,278 bushels of winter wheat, 1,140 milk cows, 1,140 pounds of flax or hemp, 954 acres of peas, 939 barrels of pork, 810 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 689 bushels of buckwheat, 550 bushels of barley, 537 horses aged over 3 years, 377 occupants of farms, 303 acres of potatoes, 260 bulls, oxen, or steers, 260 horses aged 3 years and under, 258 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 182 bushels of beans, 176 acres of farmland in gardens, 160 barrels of beef, 152 acres of corn, 91 pounds of hops, 83 acres of turnips, 78 bushels of rye, 72 acres of winter wheat, 71 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 66 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 acres of buckwheat, 21 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of rye, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,499 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,080 yards of flannel, $166 value carriages for hire (dollars), 67 yards of fulled cloth, 47 carriages for pleasure, 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 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: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262361
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). "Moore, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moore-on081006-1861/.