Ramsay, Ontario (1861 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.221°W.
Population
In 1861, Ramsay had a population of 4,096: 2,182 male and 1,914 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Almonte, Town—Ville, 1871 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ramsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,096 total population, 2,182 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,968, 1,914 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,727, 1,585 single males, 1,289 single females, 562 married males, 559 married females, 436 males attending school, 337 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 214, Females present who are not members of the family: 187, 86 male births, 73 female births, 66 widowed females, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 40 adult males unable to read or write, 35 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 297 males aged 5 to 10, 281 single males aged 10 to 15, 267 single males aged 20 to 30, 249 single females aged 15 to 20, 245 single females aged 10 to 15, 242 single males aged 15 to 20, 205 single females aged 20 to 30, 184 females aged 5 to 10, 170 married females aged 20 to 30, 165 married males aged 30 to 40, 157 married females aged 30 to 40, 133 married males aged 40 to 50, 108 married females aged 40 to 50, 106 married males aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 50 to 60, 85 males aged 3 to 4, 79 females aged 1 to 2, 73 males aged 1 to 2, 72 males aged 2 to 3, 63 females aged 2 to 3, 62 females aged 4 to 5, 61 females age 3 to 4, 61 males aged 4 to 5, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 married males aged 60 to 70, 50 single males aged 30 to 40, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 single females aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 40 to 50, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,833 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 614 persons originating in Ireland, 494 persons originating in Scotland, 89 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 persons originating in the United States, 25 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $568,212 value farms (dollars), 121,929 pounds of homemade butter, $112,261 value all livestock, 64,233 bushels of oats, 58,190 bushels of turnips, 50,691 bushels of potatoes, $47,380 value horses aged over 3 years, 47,207 acres of land in farms, 43,346 bushels of spring wheat, $32,860 value farm implements in dollars, 26,553 bushels of peas, 26,094 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 23,898 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,309 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,397 acres of farmland under crops, 12,168 bushels of winter wheat, 11,461 pounds of maple sugar, 10,110 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,875 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,915 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,914 bushels of corn, 3,799 sheep, 2,711 tons of hay, 2,557 acres of oats, 2,514 acres of spring wheat, 2,440 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,333 barrels of pork, 1,864 milk cows, 1,765 bushels of barley, 1,671 swine, 1,666 calves and heifers, 1,322 acres of peas, $974 value garden and orchard crops, 881 horses aged over 3 years, 802 bushels of carrots, 694 acres of winter wheat, 631 barrels of beef, 540 acres of potatoes, 436 bushels of rye, 381 occupants of farms, 280 horses aged 3 years and under, 245 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 207 bushels of buckwheat, 157 acres of corn, 128 acres of turnips, 123 bulls, oxen, or steers, 122 bushels of beans, 93 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 acres of barley, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 acres of rye, 22 acres of buckwheat, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 pounds of hops, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,121 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,920 yards of flannel, $1,150 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1,081 yards of fulled cloth, 263 carriages for pleasure, 28 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Yuill | 1838–1905 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— 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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on082013-1861/.