Plantagenet N, Ontario (1861 census)
Plantagenet N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,539. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.526°N, 75.036°W.
Population
In 1861, Plantagenet N had a population of 2,539: 1,316 male and 1,223 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,202 |
| 1861 | 2,539 |
| 1871 | 3,000 |
| 1881 | 3,997 |
| 1891 | 4,245 |
| 1901 | 4,082 |
| 1911 | 3,660 |
| 1921 | 3,212 |
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, Plantagenet N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,539 total population, 1,316 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,267, 1,223 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,181, 926 single males, 813 single females, 378 married males, 373 married females, 190 adult males unable to read or write, 171 adult females unable to read or write, 145 females attending school, 142 males attending school, 52 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 49, 46 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 37 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 213 males aged 5 to 10, 196 females aged 5 to 10, 180 single males aged 10 to 15, 148 single females aged 10 to 15, 147 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 single males aged 20 to 30, 105 married males aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 100 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 females age 3 to 4, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,166 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,093 French Canadians, 250 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in the United States, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $247,700 value farms (dollars), 46,833 bushels of oats, $46,800 value all livestock, 41,506 pounds of homemade butter, 33,038 bushels of potatoes, 29,209 acres of land in farms, $22,638 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,894 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,822 value farm implements in dollars, 9,554 bushels of spring wheat, 7,451 bushels of peas, 7,315 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,334 acres of farmland under crops, 3,172 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,617 bushels of turnips, 2,123 pounds of maple sugar, 2,030 bushels of buckwheat, 1,967 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,798 bushels of rye, 1,764 bushels of corn, 1,665 acres of oats, 1,607 tons of hay, 1,222 sheep, 1,156 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,052 bushels of barley, 847 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 781 swine, 728 milk cows, 701 acres of spring wheat, 502 calves and heifers, 480 barrels of pork, 476 horses aged over 3 years, 441 acres of peas, 419 bushels of winter wheat, $412 value garden and orchard crops, 316 bushels of carrots, 281 occupants of farms, 198 horses aged 3 years and under, 158 barrels of beef, 137 bushels of beans, 132 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 122 acres of buckwheat, 114 acres of rye, 95 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 76 acres of corn, 69 acres of barley, 62 pounds of flax or hemp, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 acres of winter wheat, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 acres of potatoes, 27 acres of turnips, 19 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 pounds of hops, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,844 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,217 yards of flannel, 933 yards of fulled cloth, 95 carriages for pleasure, 66 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139006— 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). "Plantagenet N, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plantagenet-n-on094007-1861/.