Preston, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,538. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1861, Preston, Village had a population of 1,538: 794 male and 744 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
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, Preston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,538 total population, 794 males, 744 females, Male members of the family who are present: 724, Female members of the family who are present: 697, 404 single females, 268 married females, 155 males attending school, 122 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 42 widowed females, 40 female births, 33 male births, 16 adult females unable to read or write, 16 widowed males, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 102 married males aged 30 to 40, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 87 single males aged 10 to 15, 86 single males aged 20 to 30, 84 single males aged 15 to 20, 81 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 single females aged 15 to 20, 76 females aged 5 to 10, 76 males aged 5 to 10, 74 single females aged 10 to 15, 71 married males aged 40 to 50, 52 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 32 females age 3 to 4, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 males of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 612 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 588 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 77 persons originating in France, 75 French Canadians, 60 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in Scotland, 41 persons originating in Switzerland, 22 persons originating in England or Wales, 18 persons originating in Ireland, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 2 Indigenous males, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $35,280 value farms (dollars), $12,379 value all livestock, $2,180 value farm implements in dollars, 1,766 pounds of homemade butter, 1,560 bushels of potatoes, 1,385 bushels of spring wheat, 1,075 bushels of winter wheat, 815 bushels of oats, 700 bushels of turnips, 670 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 642 gallons of cider, 592 acres of land in farms, 456 bushels of peas, 357 acres of farmland under cultivation, $320 value garden and orchard crops, 295 swine, 268 bushels of barley, 235 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 228 acres of farmland under crops, 181 milk cows, 125 horses aged over 3 years, 120 pounds of wool produced on farms, 105 acres of farmland in pasture, 100 bushels of corn, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 75 acres of spring wheat, 63 acres of winter wheat, 59 tons of hay, 55 sheep, 35 bushels of rye, 26 acres of oats, 24 acres of farmland in gardens, 24 calves and heifers, 20 pounds of maple sugar, 15 acres of peas, 12 acres of barley, 10 acres of potatoes, 9 bulls, oxen, or steers, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 barrels of pork, 6 occupants of farms, 4 acres of rye, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 barrels of beef, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,212 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $250 value carriages for hire (dollars), 25 yards of fulled cloth, 20 yards of flannel, 17 carriages for pleasure, 4 carriages for hire. (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 under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on101006-1861/.