Pelham, Ontario (1861 census)

Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.

Population

In 1861, Pelham had a population of 2,646: 1,323 male and 1,323 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Pelham shared boundaries with:

• Clinton
• Gainsborough
• Louth
• Thorold
• Wainfleet.

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,646 total population, 1,323 females, 1,323 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,224, Male members of the family who are present: 1,178, 845 single males, 819 single females, 453 married females, 450 married males, 272 males attending school, 231 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 145, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, 51 widowed females, 48 female births, 44 male births, 28 widowed males, 21 adult females unable to read or write, 21 adult males unable to read or write, 4 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 single females aged 10 to 15, 161 single males aged 20 to 30, 159 single males aged 10 to 15, 156 single females aged 15 to 20, 151 single males aged 15 to 20, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 135 males aged 5 to 10, 134 married males aged 30 to 40, 129 females aged 5 to 10, 127 married females aged 20 to 30, 127 single females aged 20 to 30, 109 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married females aged 40 to 50, 71 married males aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 42 females age 3 to 4, 41 males aged 1 to 2, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,106 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 192 persons originating in the United States, 135 persons originating in England or Wales, 93 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 60 persons originating in Ireland, 34 persons originating in Scotland, 21 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $948,853 value farms (dollars), $120,313 value all livestock, 83,798 pounds of homemade butter, $56,700 value horses aged over 3 years, 46,170 bushels of oats, 38,776 gallons of cider, $35,100 value farm implements in dollars, 34,070 bushels of potatoes, 28,288 bushels of corn, 28,029 acres of land in farms, 20,094 bushels of turnips, 17,986 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,806 bushels of winter wheat, 15,179 bushels of spring wheat, $13,042 value garden and orchard crops, 11,796 acres of farmland under crops, 10,751 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,313 bushels of barley, 10,043 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,718 bushels of peas, 8,752 bushels of buckwheat, 8,731 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,508 bushels of carrots, 5,432 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,408 pounds of maple sugar, 4,390 sheep, 3,795 bushels of rye, 3,484 tons of hay, 1,610 acres of winter wheat, 1,552 acres of oats, 1,520 swine, 1,080 acres of spring wheat, 1,001 calves and heifers, 955 milk cows, 893 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 827 horses aged over 3 years, 792 acres of corn, 758 acres of farmland in gardens, 741 barrels of pork, 631 acres of peas, 590 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 518 acres of buckwheat, 480 acres of barley, 440 acres of rye, 431 acres of potatoes, 382 occupants of farms, 238 horses aged 3 years and under, 231 bushels of beans, 146 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 135 bulls, oxen, or steers, 127 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 113 barrels of beef, 106 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 acres of turnips, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 pounds of hops, 16 pounds of flax or hemp, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,878 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,592 yards of flannel, 1,016 yards of fulled cloth, 191 carriages for pleasure, $116 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,480 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON102007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON151004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q448041
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(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). "Pelham, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on102007-1861/.