Oshawa, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)

Oshawa, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,009. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q211867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.898°N, 78.861°W.

Population

In 1861, Oshawa, T-V had a population of 2,009: 1,023 male and 986 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).

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of Oshawa, T-V, 1871 (26.8% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Oshawa, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Whitby, East

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,009 total population, 1,023 males, 986 females, Male members of the family who are present: 861, Female members of the family who are present: 856, 657 single males, 605 single females, 346 married females, 339 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 162, 152 males attending school, 147 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 130, 55 male births, 52 female births, 35 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 10 adult males unable to read or write, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 135 single males aged 20 to 30, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 108 single males aged 15 to 20, 106 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 single females aged 20 to 30, 104 married males aged 30 to 40, 99 married females aged 30 to 40, 97 single males aged 10 to 15, 92 females aged 5 to 10, 88 single females aged 10 to 15, 87 males aged 5 to 10, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 32 females age 3 to 4, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,094 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 346 persons originating in England or Wales, 271 persons originating in Ireland, 156 persons originating in the United States, 89 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 15 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $98,000 value farms (dollars), $29,317 value all livestock, 8,440 bushels of spring wheat, 4,296 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,700 pounds of homemade butter, $3,568 value farm implements in dollars, 2,840 bushels of oats, 2,610 bushels of turnips, 2,105 bushels of barley, 1,600 pounds of hops, 1,530 bushels of potatoes, 1,317 acres of land in farms, 1,200 bushels of corn, 1,130 bushels of peas, 1,030 bushels of carrots, 1,022 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,019 pounds of wool produced on farms, 950 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 860 acres of farmland under crops, $705 value garden and orchard crops, 510 pounds of maple sugar, 399 acres of spring wheat, 381 gallons of cider, 295 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 240 sheep, 235 swine, 229 horses aged over 3 years, 210 milk cows, 193 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 135 tons of hay, 134 acres of farmland in pasture, 132 bushels of winter wheat, 69 acres of barley, 68 acres of oats, 50 calves and heifers, 45 acres of peas, 34 barrels of pork, 33 acres of corn, 28 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 acres of winter wheat, 19 bushels of beans, 18 occupants of farms, 13 acres of potatoes, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 8 barrels of beef, 7 acres of turnips, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,440 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $2,778 value carriages for hire (dollars), 357 yards of flannel, 127 carriages for pleasure, 43 carriages for hire, 35 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people 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: ON089003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON133012 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q211867
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa

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). "Oshawa, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-t-v-on089003-1861/.