Osprey, Ontario (1861 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,201. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7107381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.313°N, 80.346°W.
Population
In 1861, Osprey had a population of 2,201: 1,155 male and 1,046 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 486 |
| 1861 | 2,201 |
| 1871 | 3,033 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 3,314 |
| 1901 | 3,075 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
| 1921 | 2,205 |
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, Osprey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,201 total population, 1,155 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,131, 1,046 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,029, 756 single males, 649 single females, 371 married males, 351 married females, 206 males attending school, 180 females attending school, 65 adult males unable to read or write, 55 male births, 50 female births, 49 adult females unable to read or write, 46 widowed females, 28 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 24, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 151 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 married males aged 30 to 40, 147 single males aged 20 to 30, 141 females aged 5 to 10, 136 males aged 5 to 10, 134 single females aged 10 to 15, 117 single males aged 15 to 20, 116 single males aged 10 to 15, 111 single females aged 15 to 20, 104 married females aged 30 to 40, 103 married males aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 35 females age 3 to 4, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 28 married males aged 50 to 60, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,307 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 344 persons originating in Ireland, 344 persons originating in Scotland, 183 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $363,504 value farms (dollars), 75,385 bushels of turnips, $55,414 value all livestock, 41,783 acres of land in farms, 38,733 bushels of spring wheat, 34,948 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 29,872 bushels of potatoes, 19,272 bushels of oats, 19,145 pounds of homemade butter, $13,325 value farm implements in dollars, $10,588 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,760 pounds of maple sugar, 8,329 swine, 6,835 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,654 acres of farmland under crops, 5,257 bushels of peas, 2,863 acres of spring wheat, 2,713 bushels of barley, 1,766 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,172 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,020 acres of oats, 994 horses aged over 3 years, 969 calves and heifers, 950 sheep, 675 tons of hay, 625 milk cows, 623 bulls, oxen, or steers, 442 acres of peas, 436 acres of turnips, 409 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 402 occupants of farms, 362 barrels of pork, 359 acres of potatoes, 311 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 183 barrels of beef, 154 acres of barley, 143 horses aged 3 years and under, 118 bushels of winter wheat, 110 pounds of flax or hemp, 102 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 65 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $20 value garden and orchard crops, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of winter wheat, 3 gallons of cider, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,319 yards of flannel, 288 yards of fulled cloth, $185 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7107381
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey,_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). "Osprey, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osprey-on075012-1861/.