Year: 1861 | Province: Ontario | County: Brant | Wikidata: Q115262485

Oakland, Ontario (1861 census)

Name: Oakland (1861)
Address: Ontario, CA

Oakland was a census subdivision in Brant County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,087. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.045°N, 80.338°W.

Population

In 1861, Oakland had a population of 1,087: 578 male and 509 female residents. Population density was 58.1 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	840
1861	1,087
1871	1,104
1881	939
1891	858
1901	745
1911	803
1921	889

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, Oakland shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 300 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (23 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	498
Females present who are not members of the family	11
Male members of the family who are present	564
Males present who are not members of the family	14
Number of adult females unable to read or write	7
Number of adult males unable to read or write	10
Number of female births in the past year	14
Number of females	509
Number of females attending school	77
Number of male births in the past year	23
Number of males	578
Number of males attending school	109
Number of married females	183
Number of married males	181
Number of single females	300
Number of single males	389
Number of widowed females	26
Number of widowed males	8
POP FX N.1	509
POP MX N.1	578
POP TOT	1,087
POP XX N.1	1,087
Total population	1,087

Age structure (49 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	13
Number of females aged 1 to 2	19
Number of females aged 2 to 3	17
Number of females aged 4 to 5	19
Number of females aged 5 to 10	65
Number of males aged 1 to 2	24
Number of males aged 2 to 3	24
Number of males aged 3 to 4	19
Number of males aged 4 to 5	13
Number of males aged 5 to 10	56
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	4
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	59
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	42
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	34
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	20
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	13
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	34
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	47
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	32
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	29
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	19
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	17
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	50
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	59
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	34
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	8
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	61
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	67
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	78
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	14
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	7
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	9
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	6
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	3

Ethnic origin (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	832
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	100
Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	37
Number of persons originating in New Brunswick	8
Number of persons originating in Scotland	39
Number of persons originating in the United States	70

Agriculture (78 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	191
Acres of buckwheat	120
Acres of corn	247
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	88
Acres of farmland in gardens	159
Acres of farmland in pasture	819
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	2,868
Acres of farmland under crops	6,555
Acres of farmland under cultivation	7,533
Acres of land in farms	10,401
Acres of oats	532
Acres of peas	444
Acres of potatoes	194
Acres of rye	39
Acres of spring wheat	618
Acres of turnips	69
Acres of winter wheat	1,574
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	59
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	378
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	4,303
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	40
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,315
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	2,586
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	147
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	7,418
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	16,606
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	8,294
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	18,375
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	275
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	10,548
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	37,577
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	30,603
C18 WHT FALL AC	1,574
C19 WHT FALL BU	30,603
C20 WHT SP AC	618
C21 WHT SP BU	10,548
C22 BAR AC	191
C23 BAR BU	4,303
C24 RYE AC	39
C25 RYE BU	275
C26 PEA AC	444
C27 PEA BU	8,294
C28 OAT AC	532
C29 OAT BU	16,606
C30 BWT AC	120
C31 BWT BU	2,315
C34 POT AC	194
C35 POT BU	18,375
C43 HAY TONS	1,212
C47 WOOL LBS	4,054
C63 BEEF BAR	59
C64 PORK BAR	378
Gallons of cider produced in the past year	7,186
HRS ov03 V	20,105
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	40
Number of calves and heifers	303
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	115
Number of horses aged over 3 years	337
Number of milk cows	382
Number of occupants of farms	117
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	18
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	31
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	56
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	5
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	5
Number of sheep	1,426
Number of swine	874
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	4,312
Pounds of homemade butter	26,291
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	1
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	6,385
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	4,054
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,212
Value of all livestock	46,177
Value of farm implements in dollars	10,915
Value of farms (dollars)	402,978
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,119

Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	103
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	6,258
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	1,324
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	453

Deaths & mortality (9 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	5
Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age	1
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	3
Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age	2
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	8

Other recorded variables (130 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	117
C02 OCC UNDR 10	5
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	2
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	31
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	56
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	18
C07 OCC OVR 200	5
C08 HELD	10,401
C09 UNDR CULT	7,533
C1 Males	578
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	6,555
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	819
C118 Ages not given Deaths M	2
C119 Ages not given Deaths F	1
C12 GARDENS	159
C12 Under 2 Years M	24
C120 Married M	181
C121 Single M	389
C122 Widowed M	8
C123 Total M	578
C124 Married F	183
C125 Single F	300
C126 Widows F	26
C127 Total F	509
C128 Grand Total	1,087
C129 Deaths M	3
C13 Under 2 Years F	19
C13 WOOD WILD	2,868
C130 Deaths F	5
C131 Deaths Total	8
C136 Attending School M	109
C137 Attending School F	77
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	10
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	7
C14 CASH FARM	402,978
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C15 CASH IMP	10,915
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,119
C16 Under 3 years M	24
C17 LAND HELD	88
C17 Under 3 years F	17
C2 Females	509
C20 Under 4 years M	19
C21 Under 4 years F	13
C24 Under 5 years M	13
C25 Under 5 years F	19
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	56
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	65
C3 Total	1,087
C32 INDN CRN AC	247
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	61
C33 INDN CRN BU	7,418
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	50
C36 TUR AC	69
C37 TUR BU	37,577
C38 CAR BU	2,586
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	67
C4 Members of Family M	564
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	4
C41 BEN BU	40
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	59
C42 CLV TIM GRA	147
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	34
C44 HOP LBS	1
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	78
C45 MPL SGR LBS	6,385
C46 CID GAL	7,186
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	59
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	34
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	453
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	2
C49 FLAN YRDS	1,324
C5 Members of Family F	498
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	47
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	40
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	14
C53 MILK COWS	382
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	303
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	42
C55 HORSES	337
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	8
C56 HORSES VAL	20,105
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	2
C57 COLTS FILLIES	115
C58 SHEEP	1,426
C59 SWINE	874
C6 Not Members of Family M	14
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	32
C60 TOT VALUE	46,177
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	7
C61 BUTTER LB	26,291
C62 CHEESE LB	4,312
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	34
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	2
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	9
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	29
C68 CAR PLEASURE	103
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	1
C69 VALUE DOL P	6,258
C7 Not Members of Family F	11
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	1
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	20
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	2
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	19
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	13
C8 Births in 1860 M	23
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	5
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	17
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	9
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	9
C9 Births in 1860 F	14
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	3
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	2
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	6
CD NAME	Brant
England and Wales	100
Ireland	37
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	832
New Brunswick	8
Prussia German States and Holland	1
Scotland	39
United States	70

Identifiers

TCP UID: ON065005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON103004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
Wikidata: Q115262485

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). "Oakland, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakland-on065005-1861/.