Palmerston, Ontario (1861 census)
Palmerston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 127. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.956°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1861, Palmerston had a population of 127: 63 male and 64 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Palmerston & Canonto, 1871 (48.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Palmerston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 127 total population, 64 females, Female members of the family who are present: 63, Male members of the family who are present: 63, 63 males, 51 single females, 40 single males, 23 married males, 13 married females, 9 females attending school, 5 males attending school, 3 female births, 3 male births, 2 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 13 females aged 5 to 10, 8 females age 3 to 4, 7 married males aged 20 to 30, 7 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 10 to 15, 7 single males aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 10 to 15, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 5 to 10, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 20 to 30, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 single females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 110 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 5 French Canadians, 4 Indigenous males, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $8,190 value farms (dollars), 5,450 pounds of homemade butter, $4,329 value all livestock, 3,056 acres of land in farms, 2,355 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,300 pounds of maple sugar, 1,980 bushels of potatoes, 1,520 bushels of oats, 1,129 bushels of spring wheat, $910 value farm implements in dollars, 701 acres of farmland under cultivation, $646 value horses aged over 3 years, 533 acres of farmland under crops, 520 bushels of turnips, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 451 pounds of wool produced on farms, 399 bushels of peas, 230 bushels of winter wheat, 184 tons of hay, 168 acres of farmland in pasture, 118 sheep, 108 bushels of barley, 102 bushels of corn, 85 calves and heifers, 69 acres of spring wheat, 56 acres of oats, 53 milk cows, 53 swine, 45 barrels of pork, 40 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 21 acres of peas, 21 acres of potatoes, 21 occupants of farms, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 bulls, oxen, or steers, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 12 acres of winter wheat, 12 barrels of beef, 10 bushels of carrots, 7 acres of corn, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 pounds of hops, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 301 yards of flannel, 41 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON072010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262530
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). "Palmerston, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-on072010-1861/.