Peel, Ontario (1861 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1861, Peel had a population of 5,008: 2,683 male and 2,325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
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, Peel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,008 total population, 2,683 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,558, 2,325 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,242, 1,842 single males, 1,515 single females, 788 married males, 764 married females, 464 males attending school, 390 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 125, 113 male births, 105 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 83, 53 widowed males, 46 widowed females, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 30 adult females unable to read or write, 4 deaf and dumb females, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 380 males aged 5 to 10, 362 females aged 5 to 10, 313 single males aged 10 to 15, 285 single females aged 10 to 15, 269 single males aged 15 to 20, 258 married males aged 30 to 40, 257 single males aged 20 to 30, 254 married females aged 20 to 30, 237 single females aged 15 to 20, 219 married females aged 30 to 40, 218 married males aged 20 to 30, 147 married males aged 40 to 50, 118 married females aged 40 to 50, 110 females aged 1 to 2, 107 males aged 1 to 2, 106 males aged 2 to 3, 105 males aged 3 to 4, 103 single females aged 20 to 30, 96 married males aged 50 to 60, 92 females aged 4 to 5, 89 females age 3 to 4, 84 females aged 2 to 3, 84 males aged 4 to 5, 73 married females aged 50 to 60, 56 married females aged 15 to 20, 53 single males aged 30 to 40, 48 married males aged 60 to 70, 45 married males aged 70 to 80, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 males of unknown age, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 females of unknown age, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,833 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,038 persons originating in Ireland, 461 persons originating in England or Wales, 312 persons originating in Scotland, 270 negroes or coloured persons, 208 persons originating in the United States, 141 male negroes or coloured persons, 129 female negroes or coloured persons, 68 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 42 French Canadians, 25 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,318,570 value farms (dollars), 185,850 bushels of spring wheat, 169,352 bushels of turnips, $165,377 value all livestock, 86,760 bushels of oats, $78,632 value horses aged over 3 years, 60,913 acres of land in farms, $56,530 value farm implements in dollars, 47,032 pounds of homemade butter, 45,272 bushels of peas, 39,755 bushels of potatoes, 35,881 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,032 acres of farmland under cultivation, 24,295 pounds of maple sugar, 18,551 acres of farmland under crops, 15,116 pounds of flax or hemp, 10,351 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,515 acres of spring wheat, 6,396 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,209 bushels of barley, 3,797 sheep, 3,485 swine, 2,935 acres of oats, 2,448 tons of hay, 2,310 bushels of winter wheat, 2,032 acres of peas, 1,936 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,823 calves and heifers, 1,395 milk cows, 1,205 barrels of pork, 976 horses aged over 3 years, 869 acres of turnips, 713 bulls, oxen, or steers, 625 occupants of farms, 434 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 404 acres of potatoes, 398 horses aged 3 years and under, 201 acres of barley, 112 barrels of beef, 105 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 89 acres of winter wheat, 85 acres of farmland in gardens, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 52 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 30 bushels of carrots, 30 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,527 yards of flannel, $4,570 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,753 yards of fulled cloth, 107 carriages for pleasure, 104 yards of linen, $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Trask | 1857–1925 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— 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). "Peel, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on103014-1861/.