Osnabruck, Ontario (1861 census)
Osnabruck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1861, Osnabruck had a population of 5,639: 2,873 male and 2,766 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,639 total population, 2,873 males, 2,766 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,698, Female members of the family who are present: 2,602, 2,072 single males, 1,905 single females, 778 married females, 766 married males, 573 males attending school, 560 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 175, Females present who are not members of the family: 164, 115 female births, 106 male births, 83 widowed females, 71 adult females unable to read or write, 67 adult males unable to read or write, 35 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, 3 blind males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 440 females aged 5 to 10, 435 males aged 5 to 10, 365 single females aged 10 to 15, 354 single males aged 10 to 15, 354 single males aged 15 to 20, 328 single females aged 15 to 20, 285 single males aged 20 to 30, 242 married females aged 20 to 30, 234 married males aged 30 to 40, 222 married females aged 30 to 40, 200 single females aged 20 to 30, 174 married males aged 40 to 50, 149 married females aged 40 to 50, 138 married males aged 20 to 30, 119 married males aged 50 to 60, 116 males aged 2 to 3, 99 males aged 1 to 2, 98 females aged 4 to 5, 96 males aged 3 to 4, 93 females aged 2 to 3, 92 females age 3 to 4, 90 females aged 1 to 2, 88 married females aged 50 to 60, 86 males aged 4 to 5, 74 married males aged 60 to 70, 65 single males aged 30 to 40, 52 married females aged 60 to 70, 35 single females aged 30 to 40, 31 single males aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 22 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 19 single males aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 males of unknown age, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,114 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 279 persons originating in Ireland, 110 persons originating in the United States, 66 persons originating in England or Wales, 65 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $751,886 value farms (dollars), $179,738 value all livestock, 121,413 bushels of oats, 106,966 pounds of homemade butter, 86,188 bushels of spring wheat, $73,315 value horses aged over 3 years, 52,777 acres of land in farms, 49,927 bushels of potatoes, 46,575 pounds of maple sugar, $39,892 value farm implements in dollars, 26,811 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,966 acres of farmland under cultivation, 20,065 bushels of peas, 14,957 acres of farmland under crops, 14,270 bushels of buckwheat, 13,906 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,744 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,214 bushels of corn, 7,505 bushels of barley, 4,825 acres of oats, 3,963 sheep, $3,960 value garden and orchard crops, 3,856 tons of hay, 3,584 acres of spring wheat, 2,920 bushels of carrots, 2,435 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,411 milk cows, 2,134 calves and heifers, 2,065 swine, 1,757 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,640 bushels of winter wheat, 1,531 horses aged over 3 years, 1,331 barrels of pork, 1,236 acres of peas, 671 acres of buckwheat, 613 horses aged 3 years and under, 558 occupants of farms, 520 acres of potatoes, 431 bushels of rye, 370 acres of barley, 350 barrels of beef, 327 acres of corn, 319 pounds of flax or hemp, 285 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 265 acres of farmland in gardens, 260 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 217 pounds of hops, 204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 125 bushels of turnips, 119 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 111 acres of winter wheat, 86 bushels of beans, 42 bulls, oxen, or steers, 28 acres of rye, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,899 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,535 yards of flannel, 1,388 yards of fulled cloth, 526 carriages for pleasure, $319 value carriages for hire (dollars), 177 yards of linen, 15 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 43 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 4, 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 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, 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 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Billa Flint | 1805–1894 | born here |
| Donald Alexander MacDonald | 1817–1896 | born here |
| George Copway | 1818–1869 | born here |
| Henry Pahtahquahong Chase | 1818–1900 | born here |
| Sir Oliver Mowat | 1820–1903 | born here |
| George Young | 1821–1910 | born here |
| Charles Sangster | 1822–1893 | born here |
| David Breakenridge Read | 1823–1904 | born here |
| Roderick Cameron | 1823–1900 | born here |
| Michael Urias Cook | 1824–1912 | died here |
| Albert Carman | 1833–1917 | born here |
| Alexander MacDonell | 1833–1905 | born here |
| Bennett Rosamond | 1833–1910 | born here |
| Pierre St. Jean | 1833–1900 | born here |
| Mary Cowans | 1836–1901 | born here |
| John Fannin | 1837–1904 | born here |
| Thomas Frood | 1837–1916 | born here |
| Charles Mair | 1838–1927 | born here |
| Cornelius O’Keefe | 1838–1919 | born here |
| Eliza Maria Harvey | 1838–1903 | born here |
| John Lorn McDougall | 1838–1909 | born here |
| Theodore F. Chamberlain | 1838–1927 | born here |
| Alexander McArthur | 1839–1895 | born here |
| Christopher Finlay Fraser | 1839–1894 | born here |
| Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick | 1841–1899 | born here |
| Whitney | 1842–1914 | born here |
| William Clyde Caldwell | 1843–1905 | born here |
| William Neilson | 1844–1915 | born here |
| Sir Donald Alexander MacDonald | 1845–1920 | born here |
| Hayter Reed | 1846–1936 | born here |
| Edward Elijah Horton | 1847–1916 | born here |
| Ovide-Arthur Rocque | 1847–1923 | born here |
| Thomas Wesley Mills | 1847–1915 | born here |
| Charles Arnold Barber | 1848–1915 | born here |
| John William McRae | 1848–1901 | born here |
| Macdonald | 1850–1929 | born here |
| Hiram Augustus Calvin | 1851–1932 | born here |
| James Chalmers Cameron | 1852–1912 | born here |
| Clarendon Lamb Worrell | 1853–1934 | born here |
| Elisha Frederick Hutchings | 1855–1930 | born here |
| Thomas Ahearn | 1855–1938 | born here |
| Matthew Joseph Butler | 1856–1933 | born here |
| Robert Fulford Ruttan | 1856–1930 | born here |
| Duncan Wendell McDermid | 1858–1909 | born here |
| John C. McRae | 1859–1921 | born here |
| John Dowsley Reid | 1859–1929 | born here |
| Charles William Gordon | 1860–1937 | born here |
| E.J. (Edward James) Devine | 1860–1927 | born here |
| Robert Lorne Richardson | 1860–1921 | born here |
| James Naismith | 1861–1939 | born here |
| Robert Kelly | 1861–1922 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— 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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on099004-1861/.