Puslinch, Ontario (1861 census)
Puslinch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,701. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q89596452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.468°N, 80.177°W.
Population
In 1861, Puslinch had a population of 4,701: 2,393 male and 2,308 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,862 |
| 1861 | 4,701 |
| 1871 | 4,514 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,614 |
| 1901 | 3,045 |
| 1911 | 2,733 |
| 1921 | 2,462 |
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, Puslinch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,701 total population, 2,393 males, 2,308 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,273, Female members of the family who are present: 2,246, 1,602 single males, 1,553 single females, 727 married males, 702 married females, 475 males attending school, 430 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 120, 93 female births, 75 male births, 64 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 62, 53 widowed females, 20 adult males unable to read or write, 18 adult females unable to read or write, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 359 single males aged 20 to 30, 303 single females aged 10 to 15, 288 single females aged 15 to 20, 288 single males aged 10 to 15, 264 single males aged 15 to 20, 255 females aged 5 to 10, 225 males aged 5 to 10, 204 married females aged 30 to 40, 200 single females aged 20 to 30, 175 married males aged 40 to 50, 174 married males aged 30 to 40, 159 married females aged 40 to 50, 156 married females aged 20 to 30, 129 married males aged 50 to 60, 105 married males aged 20 to 30, 102 females aged 2 to 3, 102 married females aged 50 to 60, 96 married males aged 60 to 70, 93 females aged 1 to 2, 87 males aged 1 to 2, 81 females age 3 to 4, 72 males aged 2 to 3, 66 females aged 4 to 5, 66 males aged 3 to 4, 57 married females aged 60 to 70, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 40 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 single males aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 females of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,746 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,001 persons originating in Scotland, 386 persons originating in Ireland, 263 persons originating in England or Wales, 233 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 57 persons originating in the United States, 26 negroes or coloured persons, 14 male negroes or coloured persons, 12 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 Indigenous males, 1 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 2,129,884 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,636,625 value farms (dollars), 357,639 bushels of turnips, $237,809 value all livestock, 110,731 bushels of potatoes, 104,571 bushels of oats, 100,789 pounds of homemade butter, $98,592 value horses aged over 3 years, 96,292 bushels of winter wheat, $76,468 value farm implements in dollars, 59,883 bushels of peas, 55,679 acres of land in farms, 48,979 bushels of spring wheat, 23,519 pounds of wool produced on farms, 22,795 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,248 pounds of maple sugar, 19,965 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17,596 acres of farmland under crops, 14,904 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,073 bushels of barley, 6,449 sheep, 4,235 acres of winter wheat, 3,385 acres of oats, 3,359 swine, 3,090 tons of hay, 2,628 bushels of carrots, 2,445 acres of spring wheat, 2,338 calves and heifers, 1,863 milk cows, 1,825 acres of peas, 1,745 barrels of pork, 1,670 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,190 horses aged over 3 years, 967 acres of turnips, 749 acres of potatoes, 700 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 669 bushels of rye, $601 value garden and orchard crops, 591 bulls, oxen, or steers, 539 occupants of farms, 525 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 396 barrels of beef, 384 acres of farmland in gardens, 381 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 380 horses aged 3 years and under, 354 acres of barley, 335 gallons of cider, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 84 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 pounds of hops, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 acres of rye, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,507 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,776 yards of flannel, 1,946 yards of fulled cloth, 260 yards of linen, 29 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Idington | 1840–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q89596452
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). "Puslinch, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/puslinch-on103016-1861/.