Rawdon, Ontario (1861 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,591. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.375°N, 77.605°W.
Population
In 1861, Rawdon had a population of 3,591: 1,866 male and 1,725 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
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 Rawdon, 1851 (92.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Rawdon, 1871 (94.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,591 total population, 1,866 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,768, 1,725 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,649, 1,334 single males, 1,159 single females, 519 married females, 509 married males, 472 males attending school, 340 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 98, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 70 male births, 68 female births, 63 adult males unable to read or write, 60 adult females unable to read or write, 47 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 281 males aged 5 to 10, 275 females aged 5 to 10, 255 single males aged 10 to 15, 240 single females aged 10 to 15, 237 single males aged 15 to 20, 201 single males aged 20 to 30, 198 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 married females aged 20 to 30, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 139 married males aged 30 to 40, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 113 married females aged 40 to 50, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 86 females aged 1 to 2, 75 males aged 1 to 2, 69 females aged 2 to 3, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 54 females age 3 to 4, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,743 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 418 persons originating in Ireland, 212 persons originating in England or Wales, 108 persons originating in the United States, 74 persons originating in Scotland, 16 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $556,656 value farms (dollars), 100,415 pounds of homemade butter, 74,484 bushels of oats, 70,000 bushels of peas, $62,159 value horses aged over 3 years, 54,029 pounds of maple sugar, 47,491 acres of land in farms, 46,863 bushels of potatoes, 44,996 bushels of spring wheat, 43,530 sheep, $38,496 value all livestock, $35,557 value farm implements in dollars, 26,956 bushels of barley, 23,830 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,661 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,734 bushels of rye, 19,094 bushels of turnips, 14,343 acres of farmland under crops, 12,194 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,137 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,252 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,711 bushels of corn, 7,376 bushels of carrots, 7,238 bushels of buckwheat, $3,902 value garden and orchard crops, 3,483 bushels of winter wheat, 3,192 acres of peas, 2,580 tons of hay, 2,557 acres of oats, 2,441 acres of spring wheat, 2,242 swine, 1,713 acres of rye, 1,685 calves and heifers, 1,633 milk cows, 1,424 barrels of pork, 950 horses aged over 3 years, 916 acres of barley, 508 acres of potatoes, 483 occupants of farms, 466 bulls, oxen, or steers, 442 acres of winter wheat, 395 horses aged 3 years and under, 373 acres of buckwheat, 355 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 273 acres of corn, 269 barrels of beef, 230 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 226 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 163 bushels of beans, 134 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 128 gallons of cider, 94 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 acres of turnips, 66 acres of farmland in gardens, 50 pounds of hops, 31 pounds of flax or hemp, 16 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,424 yards of flannel, $6,200 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,287 yards of fulled cloth, 120 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, 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 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on078008-1861/.