Proton, Ontario (1861 census)
Proton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,240. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.105°N, 80.498°W.
Population
In 1861, Proton had a population of 1,240: 690 male and 550 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,240 |
| 1871 | 2,184 |
| 1881 | 3,402 |
| 1891 | 3,297 |
| 1901 | 3,378 |
| 1911 | 2,786 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Melancthon & Proton, 1851 (49.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Proton, 1871 (94.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Proton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 136 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,240 total population, 690 males, Male members of the family who are present: 661, 550 females, Female members of the family who are present: 535, 514 single males, 377 single females, 161 married males, 160 married females, 71 females attending school, 69 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, 27 male births, 22 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 15, 15 widowed males, 13 widowed females, 11 adult females unable to read or write, 10 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 91 males aged 5 to 10, 84 single males aged 20 to 30, 75 single males aged 10 to 15, 73 single females aged 10 to 15, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 69 females aged 5 to 10, 69 single males aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 single females aged 15 to 20, 52 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 31 females age 3 to 4, 31 males aged 1 to 2, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 31 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 581 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 308 persons originating in Ireland, 277 persons originating in Scotland, 46 persons originating in England or Wales, 21 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $92,491 value farms (dollars), 54,183 bushels of turnips, 29,161 acres of land in farms, $28,426 value all livestock, 25,019 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,978 pounds of homemade butter, 15,805 bushels of spring wheat, 14,266 bushels of potatoes, $9,449 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,178 bushels of oats, 4,609 pounds of maple sugar, 4,142 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,660 bushels of peas, 3,410 acres of farmland under crops, $2,926 value farm implements in dollars, 1,680 acres of spring wheat, 919 pounds of wool produced on farms, 907 swine, 852 bushels of barley, 732 acres of farmland in pasture, 575 calves and heifers, 527 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 478 acres of oats, 416 milk cows, 416 sheep, 368 acres of turnips, 335 bulls, oxen, or steers, 291 acres of peas, 263 tons of hay, 252 occupants of farms, 238 acres of potatoes, 170 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 120 barrels of pork, 109 acres of barley, 62 horses aged over 3 years, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 barrels of beef, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 pounds of hops, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 bushels of carrots, 3 pounds of flax or hemp, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 686 yards of flannel, $218 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 92 yards of fulled cloth, 7 carriages for pleasure, 7 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). The 1861 enumerator also recorded 150 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114012_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262627
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). "Proton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/proton-on075014-1861/.