Romney, Ontario (1861 census)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 470. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1861, Romney had a population of 470: 263 male and 207 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 1,815 |
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 Romney & Tilbury East, 1851 (32.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Romney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 131 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 470 total population, 263 males, Male members of the family who are present: 242, 207 females, Female members of the family who are present: 195, 173 single males, 135 single females, 83 males attending school, 83 married males, 67 married females, 48 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 21, 15 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 11 adult males unable to read or write, 10 female births, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 7 widowed males, 5 widowed females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 39 single males aged 15 to 20, 34 males aged 5 to 10, 33 single females aged 10 to 15, 31 single males aged 10 to 15, 28 females aged 5 to 10, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 365 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 76 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $140,830 value farms (dollars), $24,006 value all livestock, 15,610 bushels of corn, 11,230 pounds of homemade butter, $9,969 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,802 acres of land in farms, 7,230 gallons of cider, 6,867 bushels of winter wheat, 5,131 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $4,976 value farm implements in dollars, 4,845 bushels of peas, 4,661 bushels of oats, 3,381 bushels of potatoes, 2,671 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,333 acres of farmland under crops, 1,828 bushels of spring wheat, 1,756 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,554 swine, 1,397 bushels of barley, 765 bushels of carrots, 565 sheep, 526 acres of corn, 467 barrels of pork, 393 tons of hay, 329 bushels of buckwheat, 312 acres of winter wheat, 276 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 269 acres of farmland in pasture, 268 calves and heifers, 244 acres of peas, 225 bushels of rye, 206 milk cows, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 145 acres of spring wheat, 137 acres of oats, 130 bushels of turnips, 90 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 76 occupants of farms, $70 value garden and orchard crops, 69 acres of farmland in gardens, 62 acres of barley, 62 bulls, oxen, or steers, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 barrels of beef, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 acres of potatoes, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 15 acres of rye, 14 acres of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 730 yards of flannel, $671 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 460 yards of fulled cloth, 14 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004_1881— 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). "Romney, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/romney-on080009-1861/.