Nepean, Ontario (1861 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,410. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6994612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.302°N, 75.779°W.
Population
In 1861, Nepean had a population of 4,410: 2,296 male and 2,114 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,800 |
| 1861 | 4,410 |
| 1871 | 5,069 |
| 1881 | 8,044 |
| 1891 | 11,401 |
| 1901 | 5,840 |
| 1911 | 5,170 |
| 1921 | 10,867 |
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, Nepean shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Goulburn
- Gower N
- Hospital and other Institutions
- March
- St. Georges’ Ward
- Victoria Ward
- Wellington Ward
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,410 total population, 2,296 males, 2,114 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,060, Female members of the family who are present: 1,972, 1,629 single males, 1,465 single females, 617 married males, 590 married females, 426 males attending school, 364 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 236, Females present who are not members of the family: 142, 116 adult males unable to read or write, 114 adult females unable to read or write, 83 male births, 76 female births, 59 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 290 single males aged 15 to 20, 286 single males aged 10 to 15, 285 males aged 5 to 10, 280 single females aged 10 to 15, 278 females aged 5 to 10, 278 single males aged 20 to 30, 256 single females aged 15 to 20, 204 single females aged 20 to 30, 195 married females aged 30 to 40, 176 married males aged 40 to 50, 147 married females aged 20 to 30, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 married females aged 40 to 50, 106 married males aged 50 to 60, 97 females aged 2 to 3, 87 males aged 1 to 2, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 males aged 4 to 5, 75 females aged 4 to 5, 74 males aged 3 to 4, 73 males aged 2 to 3, 72 females aged 1 to 2, 71 females age 3 to 4, 68 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 married females aged 60 to 70, 35 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 married females aged 70 to 80, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 males of unknown age, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 14 females of unknown age, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 90 to 100, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,917 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,202 persons originating in Ireland, 136 persons originating in Scotland, 98 persons originating in England or Wales, 44 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,185,100 value farms (dollars), $165,932 value all livestock, 106,217 bushels of potatoes, 105,274 pounds of homemade butter, 102,055 bushels of oats, $80,339 value horses aged over 3 years, 57,370 bushels of turnips, 56,476 bushels of spring wheat, 50,643 acres of land in farms, $46,509 value farm implements in dollars, 28,586 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,264 bushels of peas, 22,057 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,778 bushels of winter wheat, 14,214 acres of farmland under crops, 9,224 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,786 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,492 bushels of carrots, 4,778 tons of hay, 3,877 bushels of rye, 3,242 acres of oats, 3,233 bushels of barley, 3,061 acres of spring wheat, $2,600 value garden and orchard crops, 2,576 sheep, 2,218 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,199 bushels of corn, 1,818 milk cows, 1,815 swine, 1,551 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,536 calves and heifers, 1,244 barrels of pork, 1,238 acres of peas, 1,191 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,064 horses aged over 3 years, 861 acres of winter wheat, 812 acres of potatoes, 791 bushels of buckwheat, 505 horses aged 3 years and under, 482 occupants of farms, 286 pounds of hops, 269 barrels of beef, 243 acres of rye, 208 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 112 bulls, oxen, or steers, 110 bushels of beans, 107 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 101 acres of barley, 101 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 81 acres of corn, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 51 acres of turnips, 37 acres of buckwheat, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 16 gallons of cider, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,285 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,198 yards of flannel, 1,373 yards of fulled cloth, 199 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hopper | 1784–1872 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6994612
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepean_Township
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). "Nepean, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on067008-1861/.