Oxford, East, Ontario (1861 census)
Oxford, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.090°N, 80.666°W.
Population
In 1861, Oxford, East had a population of 2,731: 1,416 male and 1,315 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,210 |
| 1861 | 2,731 |
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, Oxford, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,731 total population, 1,416 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,316, 1,315 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,262, 985 single males, 872 single females, 408 married females, 407 married males, 319 males attending school, 259 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 100, 55 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 46 female births, 35 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 single males aged 15 to 20, 197 single males aged 10 to 15, 190 single females aged 10 to 15, 183 females aged 5 to 10, 162 males aged 5 to 10, 160 single females aged 15 to 20, 139 single males aged 20 to 30, 126 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 109 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 40 to 50, 96 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 67 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 females aged 4 to 5, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 3 to 4, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 40 married males aged 60 to 70, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 31 females age 3 to 4, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 males of unknown age, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 females of unknown age, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,846 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 352 persons originating in England or Wales, 188 persons originating in Ireland, 154 persons originating in Scotland, 74 persons originating in the United States, 53 persons originating in New Brunswick, 23 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 12 French Canadians, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,173,510 value farms (dollars), 114,217 bushels of turnips, 86,607 bushels of oats, 86,442 pounds of homemade butter, $85,176 value all livestock, 67,455 bushels of spring wheat, $66,813 value horses aged over 3 years, 56,462 bushels of peas, 50,341 pounds of maple sugar, $42,827 value farm implements in dollars, 41,879 bushels of potatoes, 31,637 acres of land in farms, 24,328 bushels of winter wheat, 19,534 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,517 bushels of barley, 18,324 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17,020 bushels of carrots, 13,354 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,212 acres of farmland under crops, 12,103 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $7,568 value garden and orchard crops, 7,351 gallons of cider, 6,789 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,619 sheep, 3,895 bushels of corn, 3,427 acres of spring wheat, 2,536 tons of hay, 2,421 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,403 swine, 2,319 bushels of buckwheat, 2,248 acres of peas, 2,205 acres of oats, 1,937 acres of winter wheat, 1,710 calves and heifers, 1,406 barrels of pork, 1,334 milk cows, 935 horses aged over 3 years, 613 acres of barley, 533 acres of farmland in gardens, 444 pounds of flax or hemp, 369 acres of potatoes, 319 occupants of farms, 312 horses aged 3 years and under, 302 acres of turnips, 279 barrels of beef, 251 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 197 bulls, oxen, or steers, 169 bushels of beans, 162 acres of corn, 139 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 96 acres of buckwheat, 82 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 63 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 42 bushels of rye, 34 pounds of hops, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of rye, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,958 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,960 yards of flannel, 800 yards of fulled cloth, 169 carriages for pleasure, 2 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090010— 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). "Oxford, East, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-east-on090010-1861/.