Paris, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Paris, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,373. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3305306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.195°N, 80.387°W.
Population
In 1861, Paris, Village had a population of 2,373: 1,232 male and 1,141 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,890 |
| 1861 | 2,373 |
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, Paris, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,373 total population, 1,232 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,227, 1,141 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,132, 804 single males, 688 single females, 385 married females, 381 married males, 296 males attending school, 228 females attending school, 75 adult females unable to read or write, 73 adult males unable to read or write, 68 widowed females, 54 male births, 47 widowed males, 36 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 9, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 152 married females aged 30 to 40, 152 single males aged 10 to 15, 132 single males aged 15 to 20, 128 males aged 5 to 10, 126 married males aged 30 to 40, 123 females aged 5 to 10, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 10 to 15, 105 married males aged 40 to 50, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 63 females aged 1 to 2, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 53 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 46 females age 3 to 4, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 38 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,131 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 364 persons originating in Scotland, 349 persons originating in Ireland, 340 persons originating in England or Wales, 109 persons originating in the United States, 57 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 13 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $16,856 value all livestock, 366 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 225 swine, 178 milk cows, 152 horses aged over 3 years, 88 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,545 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $2,130 value carriages for hire (dollars), 96 carriages for pleasure, 40 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Spencer | 1812–1863 | died here |
| Jane Buchan | 1837–1904 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON065007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3305306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(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). "Paris, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paris-village-on065007-1861/.