Oxford, North, Ontario (1861 census)
Oxford, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.052°N, 80.929°W.
Population
In 1861, Oxford, North had a population of 1,773: 937 male and 836 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,378 |
| 1861 | 1,773 |
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, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,773 total population, 937 males, Male members of the family who are present: 866, 836 females, Female members of the family who are present: 777, 642 single males, 528 single females, 279 married females, 272 married males, 206 males attending school, 185 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 32 female births, 30 male births, 29 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 144 males aged 5 to 10, 122 single males aged 10 to 15, 115 single females aged 10 to 15, 114 females aged 5 to 10, 102 single males aged 15 to 20, 95 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 30 to 40, 85 single females aged 15 to 20, 83 single males aged 20 to 30, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 1 to 2, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 31 females age 3 to 4, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,069 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 224 persons originating in England or Wales, 197 persons originating in Scotland, 170 persons originating in Ireland, 74 persons originating in the United States, 16 persons originating in New Brunswick, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 8 male negroes or coloured persons, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $614,028 value farms (dollars), $72,175 value all livestock, 65,574 bushels of turnips, 57,995 pounds of homemade butter, 41,430 bushels of oats, 33,275 pounds of maple sugar, 30,807 bushels of spring wheat, 30,505 bushels of potatoes, $29,210 value horses aged over 3 years, $20,235 value farm implements in dollars, 19,771 acres of land in farms, 18,996 bushels of peas, 17,079 pounds of hops, 10,443 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,265 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,380 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,328 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,965 acres of farmland under crops, 5,060 bushels of barley, 4,062 bushels of winter wheat, 3,091 bushels of carrots, 3,063 sheep, 2,140 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,658 acres of spring wheat, $1,599 value garden and orchard crops, 1,324 swine, 1,259 tons of hay, 1,229 acres of oats, 1,205 bushels of corn, 1,048 calves and heifers, 1,023 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 873 acres of peas, 854 milk cows, 711 gallons of cider, 520 barrels of pork, 507 bushels of buckwheat, 465 horses aged over 3 years, 375 acres of winter wheat, 249 acres of potatoes, 223 acres of farmland in gardens, 212 occupants of farms, 194 acres of turnips, 180 acres of barley, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 145 bulls, oxen, or steers, 128 bushels of beans, 99 barrels of beef, 93 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 84 acres of corn, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 acres of buckwheat, 32 bushels of rye, 27 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,573 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,334 yards of flannel, 602 yards of fulled cloth, $166 value carriages for hire (dollars), 82 carriages for pleasure, 7 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090009— 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, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-north-on090009-1861/.