Olden, Ontario (1861 census)
Olden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 76.799°W.
Population
In 1861, Olden had a population of 435: 243 male and 192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 435 |
| 1871 | 560 |
| 1881 | 829 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 990 |
| 1921 | 891 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (26.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Olden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 121 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 435 total population, 243 males, Male members of the family who are present: 235, 192 females, Female members of the family who are present: 186, 166 single males, 128 single females, 75 married males, 64 married females, 11 male births, 11 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 8, 8 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 6 females attending school, 2 adult males unable to read or write, 2 widowed males, 1 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 40 single males aged 20 to 30, 31 single females aged 15 to 20, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 25 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 single males aged 15 to 20, 23 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 females aged 5 to 10, 22 males aged 5 to 10, 21 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 married males aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 females age 3 to 4, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 291 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 80 persons originating in Ireland, 32 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $35,370 value farms (dollars), 17,427 pounds of homemade butter, 13,230 acres of land in farms, 12,658 bushels of turnips, 12,138 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,092 bushels of potatoes, 9,474 pounds of maple sugar, $8,632 value all livestock, 4,181 bushels of spring wheat, 3,799 bushels of oats, $2,474 value farm implements in dollars, $2,300 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,092 acres of farmland under cultivation, 925 acres of farmland under crops, 565 bushels of corn, 469 pounds of wool produced on farms, 347 bushels of buckwheat, 251 bushels of peas, 215 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 201 acres of spring wheat, 195 bushels of rye, 191 tons of hay, 162 acres of farmland in pasture, 129 acres of oats, 124 sheep, 118 bushels of winter wheat, 115 calves and heifers, 98 acres of potatoes, 88 milk cows, 84 occupants of farms, 80 bushels of carrots, 76 acres of turnips, 76 bulls, oxen, or steers, 57 swine, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 48 bushels of barley, 42 barrels of pork, 30 barrels of beef, 29 acres of corn, 29 horses aged over 3 years, 26 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 16 acres of rye, 14 acres of peas, 12 acres of buckwheat, 10 pounds of hops, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 acres of winter wheat, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 pounds of flax or hemp, 3 acres of barley. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 232 yards of flannel, 107 yards of fulled cloth, $100 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262494
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). "Olden, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/olden-on072008-1861/.