Oneida, Ontario (1861 census)

Oneida was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.973°W.

Population

In 1861, Oneida had a population of 3,050: 1,599 male and 1,451 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Oneida shared boundaries with:

• Cayuga, North
• Seneca
• Tuscarora
• Walpole

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,050 total population, 1,599 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,460, 1,451 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,363, 1,193 single males, 1,030 single females, 385 married males, 377 married females, 376 males attending school, 295 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 139, Females present who are not members of the family: 88, 54 female births, 54 male births, 44 widowed females, 30 adult males unable to read or write, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 21 widowed males, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 231 single males aged 10 to 15, 197 males aged 5 to 10, 194 single males aged 20 to 30, 184 females aged 5 to 10, 181 single females aged 10 to 15, 179 single males aged 15 to 20, 143 single females aged 15 to 20, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 114 single females aged 20 to 30, 112 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 females aged 2 to 3, 71 married males aged 20 to 30, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 single males aged 30 to 40, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 49 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 single males aged 40 to 50, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 single females aged 40 to 50, 23 single females aged 50 to 60, 22 single males aged 50 to 60, 18 single males aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 70 to 80, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 single females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,038 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 368 persons originating in Ireland, 281 persons originating in Scotland, 221 persons originating in England or Wales, 114 persons originating in the United States, 79 Indigenous females, 66 Indigenous males, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,037,104 value farms (dollars), $131,749 value all livestock, 68,890 pounds of homemade butter, 61,312 bushels of oats, $56,120 value horses aged over 3 years, 43,213 bushels of peas, 39,986 bushels of potatoes, 39,003 bushels of winter wheat, $37,408 value farm implements in dollars, 34,927 acres of land in farms, 28,844 bushels of barley, 27,346 bushels of spring wheat, 20,894 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,021 acres of farmland under crops, 14,033 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,341 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,375 bushels of turnips, 9,240 pounds of maple sugar, 7,753 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $6,233 value garden and orchard crops, 5,472 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,213 bushels of buckwheat, 4,014 bushels of corn, 3,491 tons of hay, 3,430 acres of winter wheat, 3,277 sheep, 3,226 bushels of carrots, 2,685 swine, 1,966 acres of spring wheat, 1,913 acres of peas, 1,875 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,769 acres of oats, 1,464 calves and heifers, 1,263 barrels of pork, 1,122 acres of barley, 1,101 milk cows, 749 horses aged over 3 years, 401 acres of farmland in gardens, 385 gallons of cider, 360 pounds of flax or hemp, 348 occupants of farms, 337 acres of potatoes, 318 bulls, oxen, or steers, 310 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 271 horses aged 3 years and under, 259 acres of buckwheat, 192 barrels of beef, 186 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 137 bushels of beans, 126 acres of corn, 72 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 bushels of rye, 51 acres of turnips, 31 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 15 pounds of hops, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,905 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,805 yards of flannel, 1,310 yards of fulled cloth, 139 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 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: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON076007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON115006_1921 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262501

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). "Oneida, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oneida-on076007-1861/.