Plympton, Ontario (1861 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,287. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.012°N, 82.107°W.
Population
In 1861, Plympton had a population of 3,287: 1,768 male and 1,519 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,511 |
| 1861 | 3,287 |
| 1871 | 5,259 |
| 1881 | 4,495 |
| 1891 | 3,929 |
| 1901 | 3,621 |
| 1911 | 3,206 |
| 1921 | 2,829 |
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, Plympton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,287 total population, 1,768 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,678, 1,519 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,484, 1,195 single males, 950 single females, 531 married males, 514 married females, 356 males attending school, 303 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, 68 adult females unable to read or write, 66 adult males unable to read or write, 66 male births, 63 female births, 55 widowed females, 42 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 4 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 225 single males aged 20 to 30, 202 males aged 5 to 10, 199 single males aged 10 to 15, 195 single females aged 10 to 15, 178 females aged 5 to 10, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 164 married males aged 30 to 40, 150 single males aged 15 to 20, 149 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 married females aged 30 to 40, 145 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 80 males aged 3 to 4, 79 males aged 1 to 2, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 69 males aged 2 to 3, 68 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 48 females age 3 to 4, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,856 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 505 persons originating in Scotland, 429 persons originating in Ireland, 370 persons originating in England or Wales, 69 persons originating in the United States, 27 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 French Canadians, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $841,661 value farms (dollars), $118,355 value all livestock, 78,856 pounds of homemade butter, 63,436 bushels of spring wheat, 63,350 bushels of oats, 52,252 bushels of potatoes, 50,007 acres of land in farms, 38,546 bushels of turnips, 34,713 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 33,038 bushels of peas, $33,005 value horses aged over 3 years, $27,716 value farm implements in dollars, 17,586 pounds of maple sugar, 15,294 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,705 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,365 acres of farmland under crops, 6,879 bushels of corn, 5,224 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,471 sheep, 4,004 bushels of barley, 3,621 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,212 acres of spring wheat, 3,030 tons of hay, 2,603 swine, 2,405 bushels of winter wheat, 2,246 calves and heifers, $2,084 value garden and orchard crops, 1,840 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,777 acres of oats, 1,392 acres of peas, 1,313 milk cows, 1,309 barrels of pork, 1,252 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 957 bushels of carrots, 528 horses aged over 3 years, 521 bushels of buckwheat, 489 occupants of farms, 459 bulls, oxen, or steers, 393 acres of potatoes, 308 acres of farmland in gardens, 285 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 251 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 250 horses aged 3 years and under, 248 bushels of beans, 247 barrels of beef, 229 acres of corn, 176 acres of turnips, 174 pounds of hops, 159 acres of winter wheat, 144 acres of barley, 105 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 83 bushels of rye, 81 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 27 acres of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 acres of rye, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,418 yards of flannel, $1,528 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 732 yards of fulled cloth, 38 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 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: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262605
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). "Plympton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plympton-on081007-1861/.