Nottawasaga, Ontario (1861 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,890. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.384°N, 80.165°W.
Population
In 1861, Nottawasaga had a population of 3,890: 1,986 male and 1,904 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,890 total population, 1,986 males, 1,904 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,876, Female members of the family who are present: 1,798, 1,444 single males, 1,304 single females, 571 married females, 521 married males, 220 males attending school, 212 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 110, Females present who are not members of the family: 106, 78 male births, 70 female births, 56 adult females unable to read or write, 50 adult males unable to read or write, 29 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 300 females aged 5 to 10, 299 males aged 5 to 10, 298 single males aged 10 to 15, 294 single females aged 10 to 15, 269 single males aged 15 to 20, 264 single females aged 15 to 20, 179 married females aged 20 to 30, 168 married females aged 30 to 40, 164 married males aged 30 to 40, 131 single males aged 20 to 30, 126 married females aged 40 to 50, 116 married males aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 40 to 50, 93 single females aged 20 to 30, 91 married males aged 50 to 60, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 69 males aged 1 to 2, 69 males aged 3 to 4, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 66 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 females aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 4 to 5, 57 females aged 4 to 5, 56 females age 3 to 4, 51 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 40 to 50, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,336 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 762 persons originating in Scotland, 456 persons originating in Ireland, 181 persons originating in England or Wales, 81 persons originating in the United States, 43 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 13 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 Indigenous males, 7 French Canadians, 7 Indigenous females, 5 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $785,820 value farms (dollars), $102,369 value all livestock, 95,749 bushels of spring wheat, 79,710 bushels of potatoes, 72,313 pounds of homemade butter, 70,115 bushels of turnips, 46,858 bushels of oats, 41,108 acres of land in farms, $38,895 value horses aged over 3 years, $32,559 value farm implements in dollars, 26,392 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,477 bushels of peas, 16,980 pounds of maple sugar, 16,748 bushels of winter wheat, 14,716 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,086 acres of farmland under crops, 6,603 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,682 acres of spring wheat, 3,567 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,278 bushels of barley, 2,700 swine, 2,442 tons of hay, 2,274 sheep, 1,820 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,438 acres of oats, 1,356 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,285 barrels of pork, 1,067 calves and heifers, 1,050 acres of peas, 1,046 milk cows, 607 acres of winter wheat, $538 value garden and orchard crops, 525 horses aged over 3 years, 487 acres of potatoes, 421 occupants of farms, 398 bulls, oxen, or steers, 292 acres of turnips, 252 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 242 barrels of beef, 239 bushels of carrots, 182 horses aged 3 years and under, 121 acres of barley, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 93 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 90 bushels of corn, 89 pounds of hops, 63 acres of farmland in gardens, 54 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of corn, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,481 yards of flannel, 1,385 yards of fulled cloth, $1,345 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 21 carriages for pleasure, $10 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, 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 males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on098013-1861/.