Raleigh, Ontario (1861 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.306°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1861, Raleigh had a population of 3,750: 1,965 male and 1,785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 184 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,750 total population, 1,965 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,845, 1,785 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,730, 1,277 single males, 1,100 single females, 653 married males, 602 married females, 239 males attending school, 233 females attending school, 148 adult males unable to read or write, 137 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 120, 83 widowed females, 60 male births, 56 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 35 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 270 males aged 5 to 10, 245 females aged 5 to 10, 238 single males aged 10 to 15, 221 married females aged 30 to 40, 210 single females aged 10 to 15, 209 single males aged 20 to 30, 200 married males aged 30 to 40, 200 single males aged 15 to 20, 198 single females aged 15 to 20, 182 married females aged 20 to 30, 180 married males aged 40 to 50, 136 single females aged 20 to 30, 134 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 married females aged 40 to 50, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 married females aged 50 to 60, 69 males aged 1 to 2, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 4 to 5, 60 females aged 1 to 2, 60 males aged 3 to 4, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 53 females age 3 to 4, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,036 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,007 persons originating in the United States, 712 male negroes or coloured persons, 602 female negroes or coloured persons, 254 persons originating in England or Wales, 246 persons originating in Ireland, 99 persons originating in Scotland, 52 French Canadians, 23 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 15 persons whose origin is unknown, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $706,598 value farms (dollars), $142,608 value all livestock, 126,980 pounds of homemade butter, 69,631 bushels of oats, 66,304 bushels of corn, $54,118 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,899 acres of land in farms, 36,131 bushels of potatoes, $30,200 value farm implements in dollars, 28,012 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,127 bushels of peas, 24,133 bushels of spring wheat, 17,942 bushels of winter wheat, 17,502 gallons of cider, 16,887 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,067 bushels of barley, 11,022 acres of farmland under crops, 10,723 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,399 bushels of turnips, 7,106 pounds of maple sugar, 6,711 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $6,395 value garden and orchard crops, 5,506 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,375 swine, 3,772 bushels of buckwheat, 3,297 sheep, 3,227 tons of hay, 2,332 acres of corn, 2,141 calves and heifers, 2,119 bushels of carrots, 1,914 acres of oats, 1,655 milk cows, 1,554 barrels of pork, 1,412 acres of spring wheat, 1,343 bushels of rye, 1,315 acres of peas, 1,086 horses aged over 3 years, 958 acres of winter wheat, 550 horses aged 3 years and under, 538 occupants of farms, 528 bushels of beans, 448 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 417 acres of barley, 396 acres of potatoes, 359 acres of farmland in gardens, 268 acres of buckwheat, 225 bulls, oxen, or steers, 220 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 207 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 205 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 162 barrels of beef, 140 pounds of flax or hemp, 122 pounds of hops, 116 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 99 acres of rye, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,767 yards of flannel, $2,866 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,164 yards of fulled cloth, 217 yards of linen, 57 carriages for pleasure, $50 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 15,000 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— 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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on080008-1861/.