Onondag, Ontario (1861 census)
Onondag was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.119°N, 80.099°W.
Population
In 1861, Onondag had a population of 2,064: 1,074 male and 990 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,858 |
| 1861 | 2,064 |
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, Onondag shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,064 total population, 1,074 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,005, 990 females, Female members of the family who are present: 944, 735 single males, 642 single females, 324 married females, 316 married males, 240 males attending school, 187 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 69, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 44 female births, 36 male births, 27 adult females unable to read or write, 24 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 22 adult males unable to read or write, 3 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 165 males aged 5 to 10, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 119 married females aged 20 to 30, 119 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 females aged 5 to 10, 115 single males aged 15 to 20, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 75 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females age 3 to 4, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,395 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 220 persons originating in England or Wales, 179 persons originating in Ireland, 167 persons originating in Scotland, 67 persons originating in the United States, 53 Indigenous males, 39 Indigenous females, 28 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 Indigenous persons, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $748,265 value farms (dollars), $93,094 value all livestock, 47,315 pounds of homemade butter, 46,465 bushels of oats, $42,670 value horses aged over 3 years, 41,101 bushels of winter wheat, $34,397 value farm implements in dollars, 28,593 bushels of spring wheat, 26,646 bushels of barley, 22,662 bushels of peas, 22,403 bushels of potatoes, 20,762 acres of land in farms, 14,873 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,239 bushels of turnips, 12,630 acres of farmland under crops, 9,369 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,889 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,610 pounds of maple sugar, 5,402 bushels of carrots, 3,223 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,210 bushels of buckwheat, 3,040 sheep, 2,787 acres of winter wheat, 2,776 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $2,445 value garden and orchard crops, 2,336 tons of hay, 2,304 bushels of corn, 2,113 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,805 swine, 1,785 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,554 acres of spring wheat, 1,415 acres of oats, 1,412 acres of peas, 1,091 gallons of cider, 860 calves and heifers, 853 acres of barley, 839 barrels of pork, 768 milk cows, 618 horses aged over 3 years, 258 occupants of farms, 240 acres of potatoes, 197 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 196 horses aged 3 years and under, 172 bushels of beans, 147 barrels of beef, 142 acres of buckwheat, 135 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 132 bulls, oxen, or steers, 129 acres of farmland in gardens, 98 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 80 acres of corn, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 62 acres of turnips, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,525 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,797 yards of flannel, 1,027 yards of fulled cloth, 119 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 857 pounds of fresh fish sold, 8 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON065006— 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). "Onondag, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/onondag-on065006-1861/.