Mountain, Ontario (1861 census)
Mountain was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.054°N, 75.458°W.
Population
In 1861, Mountain had a population of 3,683: 1,851 male and 1,832 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 3,683 |
| 1871 | 3,259 |
| 1881 | 3,719 |
| 1891 | 3,422 |
| 1901 | 3,427 |
| 1911 | 3,077 |
| 1921 | 2,965 |
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, Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,683 total population, 1,851 males, 1,832 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,760, Female members of the family who are present: 1,756, 1,272 single males, 1,237 single females, 560 married males, 548 married females, 439 males attending school, 389 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 91, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 76 male births, 68 female births, 47 widowed females, 44 adult males unable to read or write, 33 adult females unable to read or write, 19 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 250 single males aged 10 to 15, 242 females aged 5 to 10, 242 males aged 5 to 10, 230 single females aged 10 to 15, 230 single females aged 15 to 20, 210 single males aged 15 to 20, 209 single males aged 20 to 30, 190 single females aged 20 to 30, 172 married females aged 20 to 30, 158 married males aged 20 to 30, 154 married males aged 30 to 40, 148 married females aged 40 to 50, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 females aged 1 to 2, 72 males aged 3 to 4, 68 males aged 2 to 3, 68 males aged 4 to 5, 66 females age 3 to 4, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,863 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 528 persons originating in Ireland, 130 persons originating in the United States, 62 persons originating in England or Wales, 47 persons originating in Scotland, 39 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $656,490 value farms (dollars), 117,530 pounds of homemade butter, $103,063 value all livestock, 75,375 bushels of spring wheat, 74,892 bushels of oats, $52,198 value horses aged over 3 years, 41,582 bushels of potatoes, 40,705 acres of land in farms, $32,191 value farm implements in dollars, 24,009 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,696 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,136 pounds of maple sugar, 10,885 bushels of peas, 10,503 acres of farmland under crops, 9,688 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,419 bushels of corn, 6,127 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,961 bushels of barley, 4,108 acres of spring wheat, 3,869 bushels of buckwheat, 3,346 pounds of hops, 3,206 bushels of carrots, 3,198 sheep, 2,906 tons of hay, 2,633 acres of oats, 2,569 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,340 bushels of winter wheat, $1,853 value garden and orchard crops, 1,776 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,758 bushels of rye, 1,704 milk cows, 1,540 calves and heifers, 1,532 swine, 1,275 barrels of pork, 1,001 bushels of turnips, 962 horses aged over 3 years, 558 acres of peas, 495 occupants of farms, 417 horses aged 3 years and under, 410 acres of potatoes, 391 acres of corn, 295 barrels of beef, 234 acres of buckwheat, 187 acres of barley, 180 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 178 bulls, oxen, or steers, 165 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 161 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 117 acres of rye, 117 acres of winter wheat, 71 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 acres of farmland in gardens, 50 pounds of flax or hemp, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,956 yards of flannel, $8,949 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,680 yards of fulled cloth, 240 carriages for pleasure, $70 value carriages for hire (dollars), 47 yards of linen, 2 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 males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, 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 females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107002— 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). "Mountain, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mountain-on068004-1861/.