Oxford, West, Ontario (1861 census)
Oxford, West was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.053°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1861, Oxford, West had a population of 2,735: 1,422 male and 1,313 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,894 |
| 1861 | 2,735 |
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, West shared boundaries with:
- Dereham
- Dorchester, North
- Ingersoll, T-V
- Norwich, North
- Oxford, East
- Oxford, North
- Woodstock, C
- Zorra, East
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,735 total population, 1,422 males, 1,313 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,238, Female members of the family who are present: 1,184, 940 single males, 829 single females, 447 married males, 444 married females, 368 females attending school, 261 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 184, Females present who are not members of the family: 129, 60 male births, 45 female births, 40 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 33 adult males unable to read or write, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 174 single females aged 10 to 15, 168 single males aged 20 to 30, 161 single females aged 15 to 20, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 152 females aged 5 to 10, 152 males aged 5 to 10, 141 single males aged 15 to 20, 138 married males aged 30 to 40, 135 married females aged 20 to 30, 129 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 married males aged 40 to 50, 87 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 50 to 60, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 54 males aged 2 to 3, 53 males aged 3 to 4, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 46 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 females age 3 to 4, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 males of unknown age, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,722 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 340 persons originating in England or Wales, 252 persons originating in Scotland, 193 persons originating in the United States, 104 persons originating in New Brunswick, 82 persons originating in Ireland, 19 male negroes or coloured persons, 17 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 14 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 13 Indigenous persons, 12 female negroes or coloured persons, 11 negroes or coloured persons, 5 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $780,127 value farms (dollars), $97,608 value all livestock, 61,929 bushels of turnips, 46,138 pounds of homemade butter, 44,150 bushels of oats, 39,345 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37,705 pounds of maple sugar, $34,932 value horses aged over 3 years, 27,455 bushels of peas, 27,441 bushels of spring wheat, 25,359 bushels of potatoes, $23,477 value farm implements in dollars, 21,131 acres of land in farms, 13,197 bushels of winter wheat, 12,363 gallons of cider, 11,953 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,930 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,379 bushels of barley, 9,178 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,858 acres of farmland under crops, 7,216 bushels of carrots, 4,976 bushels of corn, $4,873 value garden and orchard crops, 4,518 sheep, 3,752 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,051 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,053 tons of hay, 1,653 acres of oats, 1,607 acres of spring wheat, 1,457 acres of peas, 1,453 swine, 1,224 bushels of buckwheat, 1,122 acres of winter wheat, 1,024 milk cows, 861 calves and heifers, 621 barrels of pork, 613 horses aged over 3 years, 353 acres of barley, 343 acres of farmland in gardens, 218 bushels of rye, 216 acres of potatoes, 198 occupants of farms, 188 acres of corn, 188 barrels of beef, 179 acres of turnips, 157 bushels of beans, 154 horses aged 3 years and under, 144 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 71 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 61 acres of buckwheat, 57 bulls, oxen, or steers, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 pounds of hops, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of rye, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,763 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,396 yards of flannel, 588 yards of fulled cloth, $370 value carriages for hire (dollars), 185 carriages for pleasure, 30 yards of linen, 5 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 females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090011— 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, West, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-west-on090011-1861/.