Plantagenet S, Ontario (1861 census)
Plantagenet S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 74.976°W.
Population
In 1861, Plantagenet S had a population of 1,238: 662 male and 576 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 643 |
| 1861 | 1,238 |
| 1871 | 1,575 |
| 1881 | 2,524 |
| 1891 | 3,080 |
| 1901 | 3,544 |
| 1911 | 3,509 |
| 1921 | 3,205 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,238 total population, 662 males, Male members of the family who are present: 604, 576 females, Female members of the family who are present: 546, 475 single males, 397 single females, 176 married males, 164 married females, 96 adult males unable to read or write, 82 adult females unable to read or write, 72 males attending school, 71 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 58, 33 male births, 32 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 15 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 90 males aged 5 to 10, 88 single males aged 10 to 15, 81 single males aged 15 to 20, 79 single males aged 20 to 30, 70 single females aged 15 to 20, 69 females aged 5 to 10, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 64 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 single females aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 30 to 40, 38 married males aged 40 to 50, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females age 3 to 4, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 males of unknown age, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 females of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 756 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 282 French Canadians, 104 persons originating in Scotland, 49 persons originating in Ireland, 38 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 negroes or coloured persons, 8 persons originating in the United States, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $113,130 value farms (dollars), 36,847 bushels of oats, $28,403 value all livestock, 26,058 pounds of homemade butter, 22,190 bushels of potatoes, 14,648 acres of land in farms, $13,869 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,220 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $6,769 value farm implements in dollars, 5,888 bushels of spring wheat, 4,428 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,321 acres of farmland under crops, 3,241 bushels of peas, 2,485 pounds of maple sugar, 1,281 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,264 acres of oats, 1,148 tons of hay, 1,105 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,007 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 805 bushels of turnips, 588 swine, 587 bushels of corn, 553 sheep, 518 bushels of buckwheat, 419 acres of spring wheat, 402 milk cows, 388 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 369 bushels of rye, 344 bushels of barley, 264 calves and heifers, 258 barrels of pork, 254 horses aged over 3 years, 206 acres of peas, 183 acres of potatoes, 141 occupants of farms, 116 bushels of carrots, 66 horses aged 3 years and under, 57 barrels of beef, 57 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 32 acres of buckwheat, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, $30 value garden and orchard crops, 29 pounds of hops, 28 acres of corn, 27 acres of rye, 20 acres of barley, 19 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 bushels of beans, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,102 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,092 yards of flannel, 279 yards of fulled cloth, 112 carriages for pleasure, 12 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139007— 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 S, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plantagenet-s-on094008-1861/.