Nissouri, Ontario (1861 census)
Nissouri was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.140°W.
Population
In 1861, Nissouri had a population of 3,147: 1,606 male and 1,541 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,832 |
| 1861 | 3,147 |
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, Nissouri shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,147 total population, 1,606 males, 1,541 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,468, Female members of the family who are present: 1,459, 1,085 single males, 991 single females, 493 married males, 485 married females, 357 males attending school, 340 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 138, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 65 widowed females, 48 male births, 47 female births, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 32 adult males unable to read or write, 28 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 238 males aged 5 to 10, 198 females aged 5 to 10, 193 single females aged 15 to 20, 191 single females aged 10 to 15, 190 single males aged 10 to 15, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 155 single males aged 15 to 20, 154 married males aged 30 to 40, 145 married females aged 30 to 40, 141 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 single females aged 20 to 30, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 93 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 50 to 60, 63 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 55 single males aged 30 to 40, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 males of unknown age, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 females of unknown age, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,964 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 592 persons originating in Ireland, 246 persons originating in Scotland, 235 persons originating in England or Wales, 85 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $784,330 value farms (dollars), 159,990 bushels of turnips, $129,746 value all livestock, 104,066 bushels of spring wheat, 84,470 pounds of homemade butter, 74,638 bushels of oats, 52,094 bushels of potatoes, 48,580 pounds of maple sugar, $47,330 value horses aged over 3 years, $42,241 value farm implements in dollars, 37,280 acres of land in farms, 28,915 bushels of peas, 21,042 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,238 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,491 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,053 pounds of hops, 13,247 acres of farmland under crops, 7,151 bushels of carrots, 5,125 bushels of winter wheat, 5,108 sheep, 4,876 acres of spring wheat, 3,644 bushels of barley, 3,282 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,084 tons of hay, 2,851 swine, 2,703 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,118 acres of oats, 1,960 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,800 calves and heifers, 1,691 milk cows, 1,438 bushels of corn, 1,344 barrels of pork, 1,242 acres of peas, 773 horses aged over 3 years, 700 gallons of cider, 574 acres of turnips, 440 occupants of farms, 427 acres of potatoes, 355 horses aged 3 years and under, 318 bushels of buckwheat, 292 bulls, oxen, or steers, 288 acres of farmland in gardens, 253 acres of winter wheat, 233 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 166 barrels of beef, 130 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 126 acres of barley, 61 acres of corn, 54 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 acres of buckwheat, 13 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 7,782 yards of flannel, $3,079 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,341 yards of fulled cloth, 41 carriages for pleasure, 35 yards of linen. (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 females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, 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 aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086010— 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). "Nissouri, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nissouri-on086010-1861/.