Present, town of, Ontario (1861 census)
Present, town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.719°N, 75.519°W.
Population
In 1861, Present, town of had a population of 2,591: 1,269 male and 1,322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,156 |
| 1861 | 2,591 |
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, Present, town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 114 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,591 total population, 1,322 females, 1,269 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,212, Male members of the family who are present: 1,116, 852 single females, 829 single males, 410 married males, 392 married females, 236 males attending school, 206 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 153, Females present who are not members of the family: 110, 78 widowed females, 58 adult females unable to read or write, 51 male births, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 38 female births, 30 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 190 single females aged 15 to 20, 188 single males aged 10 to 15, 152 females aged 5 to 10, 150 married females aged 20 to 30, 143 single males aged 15 to 20, 140 single females aged 10 to 15, 134 single males aged 20 to 30, 130 males aged 5 to 10, 128 married males aged 30 to 40, 122 married females aged 30 to 40, 120 single females aged 20 to 30, 106 married males aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 52 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 34 females age 3 to 4, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 males of unknown age, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,544 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 564 persons originating in Ireland, 174 persons originating in the United States, 162 persons originating in England or Wales, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 68 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $13,402 value all livestock, 160 milk cows, 148 swine, 131 horses aged over 3 years, 29 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,937 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $2,670 value carriages for hire (dollars), 117 carriages for pleasure, 47 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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 females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 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 aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard William Scott | 1825–1913 | born here |
| James Morrow Walsh | 1840–1905 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON074007— 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). "Present, town of, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/present-town-of-on074007-1861/.