Reach, Ontario (1861 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.002°W.
Population
In 1861, Reach had a population of 6,214: 3,188 male and 3,026 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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, Reach shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,214 total population, 3,188 males, 3,026 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,839, Female members of the family who are present: 2,816, 2,109 single males, 1,951 single females, 1,019 married males, 989 married females, 745 males attending school, 657 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 349, Females present who are not members of the family: 210, 154 female births, 126 male births, 86 widowed females, 77 adult males unable to read or write, 71 adult females unable to read or write, 60 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 396 females aged 5 to 10, 393 single females aged 10 to 15, 390 males aged 5 to 10, 386 single males aged 10 to 15, 348 married females aged 20 to 30, 336 married males aged 30 to 40, 306 single males aged 20 to 30, 303 single females aged 15 to 20, 302 married females aged 30 to 40, 284 single males aged 15 to 20, 258 married males aged 20 to 30, 223 married males aged 40 to 50, 189 married females aged 40 to 50, 164 single females aged 20 to 30, 136 females aged 1 to 2, 127 males aged 3 to 4, 126 males aged 1 to 2, 115 females age 3 to 4, 114 females aged 2 to 3, 114 males aged 2 to 3, 109 females aged 4 to 5, 105 males aged 4 to 5, 105 married males aged 50 to 60, 77 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 single males aged 30 to 40, 62 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 single females aged 30 to 40, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 29 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 married females aged 15 to 20, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 22 single males aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 80 to 90, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 females of unknown age, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 males of unknown age, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,093 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,050 persons originating in England or Wales, 448 persons originating in Ireland, 390 persons originating in Scotland, 136 persons originating in the United States, 44 French Canadians, 27 persons whose origin is unknown, 11 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) 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 $1,187,540 value farms (dollars), 214,687 bushels of turnips, $194,273 value all livestock, 170,166 bushels of oats, 126,521 bushels of spring wheat, 96,676 pounds of homemade butter, 75,830 bushels of potatoes, 70,762 bushels of winter wheat, $63,146 value farm implements in dollars, 52,376 acres of land in farms, 47,603 bushels of peas, 28,300 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,139 pounds of maple sugar, 24,076 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $22,161 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,110 acres of farmland under crops, 16,365 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,407 bushels of carrots, 7,993 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,680 acres of spring wheat, 5,263 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,675 sheep, 4,028 calves and heifers, 3,401 tons of hay, 3,282 acres of winter wheat, 3,214 swine, 3,113 acres of oats, 2,975 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,751 bushels of barley, 2,081 acres of peas, 1,794 milk cows, 1,560 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, $1,510 value garden and orchard crops, 1,355 barrels of pork, 1,342 horses aged over 3 years, 1,145 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,118 bushels of buckwheat, 753 acres of turnips, 611 bushels of corn, 581 occupants of farms, 569 acres of potatoes, 409 horses aged 3 years and under, 388 barrels of beef, 379 bulls, oxen, or steers, 305 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 197 acres of farmland in gardens, 186 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 130 pounds of hops, 99 acres of barley, 86 gallons of cider, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 44 acres of buckwheat, 24 bushels of beans, 23 acres of corn, 17 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $19,947 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,108 yards of flannel, 1,748 yards of fulled cloth, 276 carriages for pleasure, 177 yards of linen, $40 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 58 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 29, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 29, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 females aged 50 to 60: 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 2 to 3: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 Beare | 1820–1914 | died here |
| James Blair | 1825–1901 | died here |
| Mary Ann Wilson | 1830–1908 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— 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). "Reach, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on089006-1861/.