Normanby, Ontario (1861 census)
Normanby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.063°N, 80.896°W.
Population
In 1861, Normanby had a population of 3,963: 2,080 male and 1,883 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 539 |
| 1861 | 3,963 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 6,140 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,630 |
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, Normanby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,963 total population, 2,080 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,995, 1,883 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,843, 1,430 single males, 1,221 single females, 608 married females, 607 married males, 307 males attending school, 297 females attending school, 87 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 85, 80 male births, 54 widowed females, 43 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 7 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 301 males aged 5 to 10, 293 females aged 5 to 10, 255 single males aged 10 to 15, 254 single females aged 10 to 15, 245 married females aged 20 to 30, 223 single males aged 20 to 30, 215 single males aged 15 to 20, 192 married males aged 30 to 40, 181 single females aged 15 to 20, 165 married males aged 20 to 30, 161 married females aged 30 to 40, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 males aged 1 to 2, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 79 females aged 1 to 2, 79 single females aged 20 to 30, 78 females aged 2 to 3, 77 males aged 3 to 4, 76 females age 3 to 4, 72 males aged 4 to 5, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,999 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 708 persons originating in Ireland, 628 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 365 persons originating in Scotland, 151 persons originating in England or Wales, 51 French Canadians, 45 persons originating in the United States, 29 negroes or coloured persons, 18 male negroes or coloured persons, 12 persons originating in France, 11 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $504,076 value farms (dollars), 171,360 bushels of turnips, 78,378 bushels of spring wheat, $77,889 value all livestock, 62,062 pounds of homemade butter, 54,110 acres of land in farms, 41,788 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 39,160 bushels of oats, 37,905 bushels of potatoes, $17,934 value farm implements in dollars, 14,694 pounds of maple sugar, 12,322 acres of farmland under cultivation, $11,363 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,307 acres of farmland under crops, 8,261 bushels of peas, 5,010 acres of spring wheat, 3,921 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,448 bushels of barley, 3,011 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,317 swine, 1,902 bushels of winter wheat, 1,862 tons of hay, 1,591 sheep, 1,579 acres of oats, 1,558 calves and heifers, 1,165 milk cows, 1,134 acres of turnips, 865 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 830 barrels of pork, 826 bulls, oxen, or steers, 614 acres of potatoes, 597 occupants of farms, 489 acres of peas, 372 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 348 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 253 horses aged over 3 years, 220 barrels of beef, 212 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 166 acres of barley, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 acres of winter wheat, 50 bushels of rye, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 gallons of cider, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 pounds of hops, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,820 yards of flannel, $632 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 200 yards of fulled cloth, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 38 yards of linen, 10 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON066008— 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). "Normanby, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/normanby-on075011-1861/.