Rideau Ward, Ontario (1861 census)

Rideau Ward was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.236°N, 76.502°W.

Population

In 1861, Rideau Ward had a population of 2,213: 1,080 male and 1,133 female residents.

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 contained House of Indusiry, 1851 (0.1% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Rideau Ward shared boundaries with:

• Frontenac Ward
• Kingston
• Ontario Ward
• St. Lawrence Ward
• Sydenham Ward
• Victoria Ward

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 103 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,213 total population, 1,133 females, 1,080 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,066, Male members of the family who are present: 1,015, 725 single males, 704 single females, 362 married females, 333 married males, 208 males attending school, 206 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 67 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 65, 44 female births, 44 male births, 24 adult males unable to read or write, 23 adult females unable to read or write, 22 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 145 females aged 5 to 10, 139 single males aged 10 to 15, 138 males aged 5 to 10, 132 single females aged 10 to 15, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 120 married females aged 20 to 30, 117 married females aged 30 to 40, 115 single males aged 15 to 20, 101 married males aged 30 to 40, 93 single males aged 20 to 30, 79 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 females of unknown age, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,222 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 552 persons originating in Ireland, 241 persons originating in England or Wales, 78 persons originating in Scotland, 69 persons originating in the United States, 30 negroes or coloured persons, 29 French Canadians, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 14 female negroes or coloured persons, 10 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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 aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON109004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON109004 — 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). "Rideau Ward, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rideau-ward-on109004-1861/.