Osgoode, Ontario (1861 census)
Osgoode was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,332. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4337550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 75.515°W.
Population
In 1861, Osgoode had a population of 4,332: 2,251 male and 2,081 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,050 |
| 1861 | 4,332 |
| 1871 | 4,267 |
| 1881 | 4,753 |
| 1891 | 4,858 |
| 1901 | 4,818 |
| 1911 | 4,598 |
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, Osgoode shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,332 total population, 2,251 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,211, 2,081 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,057, 1,595 single males, 1,436 single females, 608 married males, 589 married females, 492 males attending school, 445 females attending school, 80 male births, 70 female births, 56 widowed females, 48 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 40, 28 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 302 single males aged 15 to 20, 294 single males aged 10 to 15, 278 males aged 5 to 10, 274 single males aged 20 to 30, 272 single females aged 10 to 15, 270 females aged 5 to 10, 258 single females aged 15 to 20, 198 single females aged 20 to 30, 188 married males aged 40 to 50, 182 married females aged 30 to 40, 152 married females aged 20 to 30, 142 married males aged 30 to 40, 132 married females aged 40 to 50, 92 females aged 2 to 3, 90 married males aged 50 to 60, 84 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 males aged 1 to 2, 76 males aged 4 to 5, 74 married males aged 60 to 70, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 71 females aged 4 to 5, 71 males aged 3 to 4, 70 females aged 1 to 2, 69 females age 3 to 4, 66 males aged 2 to 3, 40 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 18 females of unknown age, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 males of unknown age, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 15 to 20. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,889 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 952 persons originating in Ireland, 304 persons originating in Scotland, 97 persons originating in England or Wales, 54 persons originating in the United States, 35 French Canadians. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $835,276 value farms (dollars), $125,848 value all livestock, 104,745 bushels of oats, 104,582 pounds of homemade butter, 99,229 bushels of potatoes, 68,446 acres of land in farms, $65,723 value horses aged over 3 years, 61,452 bushels of spring wheat, 43,315 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $39,630 value farm implements in dollars, 25,131 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,078 acres of farmland under crops, 15,306 bushels of peas, 11,597 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,338 pounds of maple sugar, 9,815 bushels of turnips, 9,019 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,695 bushels of winter wheat, 7,490 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,286 tons of hay, 4,690 bushels of corn, 4,003 acres of oats, 3,789 acres of spring wheat, 3,654 sheep, 2,736 bushels of buckwheat, 2,016 swine, 1,855 calves and heifers, 1,697 barrels of pork, 1,694 milk cows, 1,683 bushels of barley, 1,242 bushels of carrots, 990 horses aged over 3 years, 893 acres of peas, $890 value garden and orchard crops, 582 occupants of farms, 452 horses aged 3 years and under, 405 acres of winter wheat, 395 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 391 barrels of beef, 350 bushels of rye, 334 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 298 pounds of hops, 265 bulls, oxen, or steers, 215 acres of corn, 166 bushels of beans, 147 acres of buckwheat, 127 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 115 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 acres of barley, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 56 acres of turnips, 49 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 34 acres of farmland in gardens, 31 acres of rye, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 gallons of cider, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 10,102 yards of flannel, 3,469 yards of fulled cloth, $3,390 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 111 carriages for pleasure, 20 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 4 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 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: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4337550
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgoode_Township
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgoode_(Ontario)
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). "Osgoode, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osgoode-on067009-1861/.