Ops, Ontario (1861 census)

Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.325°N, 78.715°W.

Population

In 1861, Ops had a population of 2,872: 1,493 male and 1,379 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, Ops shared boundaries with:

• Cartwright
• Emily
• Fenelon
• Lindsay, Town of
• Manvers
• Mariposa

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,872 total population, 1,493 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,400, 1,379 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,300, 1,056 single males, 951 single females, 409 married males, 371 married females, 344 males attending school, 299 females attending school, 117 adult males unable to read or write, 104 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 93, Females present who are not members of the family: 79, 58 female births, 57 widowed females, 54 male births, 28 widowed males, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 232 males aged 5 to 10, 215 females aged 5 to 10, 182 single males aged 10 to 15, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 163 single males aged 15 to 20, 146 single males aged 20 to 30, 137 married females aged 20 to 30, 134 married males aged 30 to 40, 133 single females aged 15 to 20, 113 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 married males aged 20 to 30, 94 single females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 53 males aged 3 to 4, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 51 females age 3 to 4, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 4 to 5, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 females of unknown age, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,869 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 821 persons originating in Ireland, 89 persons originating in England or Wales, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 41 persons originating in the United States, 3 Indigenous females, 2 Indigenous males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,074,050 value farms (dollars), $134,706 value all livestock, 128,085 bushels of spring wheat, 90,222 bushels of oats, $69,095 value horses aged over 3 years, 67,805 pounds of homemade butter, 63,890 bushels of potatoes, $47,309 value farm implements in dollars, 42,351 acres of land in farms, 33,119 bushels of peas, 23,405 pounds of maple sugar, 22,382 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,969 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,060 bushels of turnips, 14,891 acres of farmland under crops, 10,839 bushels of winter wheat, 10,461 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,159 acres of spring wheat, 4,989 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,474 bushels of barley, 3,892 bushels of carrots, 2,936 sheep, 2,551 swine, 2,430 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,423 acres of oats, 1,974 barrels of pork, $1,969 value garden and orchard crops, 1,874 tons of hay, 1,398 acres of peas, 1,230 calves and heifers, 1,078 milk cows, 770 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 769 horses aged over 3 years, 539 acres of potatoes, 455 acres of winter wheat, 385 barrels of beef, 374 occupants of farms, 311 bulls, oxen, or steers, 242 bushels of corn, 227 horses aged 3 years and under, 220 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 131 acres of barley, 115 pounds of hops, 92 acres of turnips, 89 acres of farmland in gardens, 73 bushels of beans, 64 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 48 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of corn, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 pounds of flax or hemp, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,068 yards of flannel, $3,016 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,215 yards of fulled cloth, 50 carriages for pleasure, 40 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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: ON100015 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON149010 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262505
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township

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). "Ops, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on100015-1861/.