Ontario Ward, Ontario (1861 census)
Ontario Ward was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.230°N, 76.485°W.
Population
In 1861, Ontario Ward had a population of 1,553: 743 male and 810 female residents.
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 contained Kingston, Ontario Ward, 1851 (91.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hotel Dieu, 1851 (8.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ontario Ward shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,553 total population, 810 females, 743 males, Female members of the family who are present: 695, Male members of the family who are present: 615, 561 single females, 513 single males, 204 married males, 195 married females, 146 females attending school, 136 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 128, Females present who are not members of the family: 115, 54 widowed females, 33 adult females unable to read or write, 26 widowed males, 22 male births, 21 adult males unable to read or write, 20 female births, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 115 single females aged 15 to 20, 115 single males aged 20 to 30, 107 single females aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 86 single males aged 15 to 20, 83 females aged 5 to 10, 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 64 males aged 5 to 10, 64 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 married females aged 30 to 40, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 57 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 single males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 720 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 548 persons originating in Ireland, 102 persons originating in England or Wales, 66 persons originating in Scotland, 56 persons originating in the United States, 18 French Canadians, 11 negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 5 female negroes or coloured persons, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 2 persons originating in the West Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Okill Stuart | 1776–1862 | died here |
| James Sampson | 1789–1861 | died here |
| George Herchmer Markland | 1790–1862 | died here |
| John Machar | 1796–1863 | died here |
| John Counter | 1799–1862 | died here |
| William Coverdale | 1801–1865 | died here |
| James Morton | 1808–1864 | died here |
| William Leitch | 1814–1864 | died here |
| Overton Smith Gildersleeve | 1825–1864 | died here |
| Sir Henry Mill Pellatt | 1859–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109003— 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). "Ontario Ward, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ontario-ward-on109003-1861/.