Napanee, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)
Napanee, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.250°N, 76.963°W.
Population
In 1861, Napanee, T-V had a population of 1,773: 886 male and 887 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,773 |
| 1871 | 2,967 |
| 1881 | 3,680 |
| 1891 | 3,433 |
| 1901 | 3,143 |
| 1911 | 2,807 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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 Richmond, 1851 (3.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Napanee, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 133 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,773 total population, 887 females, 886 males, Female members of the family who are present: 846, Male members of the family who are present: 840, 561 single males, 553 single females, 312 married males, 304 married females, 176 males attending school, 165 females attending school, 53 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, 30 widowed females, 27 female births, 13 widowed males, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 110 females aged 5 to 10, 103 single females aged 15 to 20, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 101 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 93 single males aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 males aged 5 to 10, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 25 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,357 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 219 persons originating in Ireland, 92 persons originating in England or Wales, 58 persons originating in the United States, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $21,550 value all livestock, $1,485 value farms (dollars), 788 bushels of spring wheat, 765 bushels of potatoes, $750 value farm implements in dollars, 670 bushels of oats, 603 bushels of peas, $400 value horses aged over 3 years, 305 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 215 acres of land in farms, 200 bushels of rye, 197 bushels of barley, 184 acres of farmland under cultivation, 180 milk cows, 177 horses aged over 3 years, 128 acres of farmland under crops, 79 swine, 69 bushels of carrots, 56 acres of farmland in pasture, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 37 acres of spring wheat, 31 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23 acres of peas, 20 acres of oats, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 tons of hay, 15 sheep, 11 acres of potatoes, 10 acres of rye, 8 acres of barley, 5 occupants of farms, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,215 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $200 value carriages for hire (dollars), 60 carriages for pleasure, 6 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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 under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| David Roblin | 1812–1863 | died here |
| John Stevenson | 1812–1884 | died here |
| Edmund John Glyn Hooper | 1818–1889 | died here |
| John Herring | 1818–1896 | died here |
| Thomas Willet Casey | 1834–1903 | died here |
| Edmund James Bristol | 1861–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125007_1911— 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). "Napanee, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/napanee-t-v-on084009-1861/.