Ross, Ontario (1861 census)

Ross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,311. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 76.781°W.

Population

In 1861, Ross had a population of 1,311: 695 male and 616 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Ross shared boundaries with:

• Admaston
• Bromley
• Horton
• Westmeath

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,311 total population, 695 males, Male members of the family who are present: 645, 616 females, Female members of the family who are present: 578, 499 single males, 408 single females, 197 married females, 195 married males, 113 males attending school, 104 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, Females present who are not members of the family: 38, 32 female births, 31 male births, 11 adult males unable to read or write, 11 widowed females, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic males, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 107 males aged 5 to 10, 89 females aged 5 to 10, 83 single males aged 10 to 15, 77 single females aged 10 to 15, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 69 single males aged 20 to 30, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 66 single males aged 15 to 20, 61 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 37 females aged 1 to 2, 36 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 25 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 871 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 286 persons originating in Ireland, 73 persons originating in Scotland, 47 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 11 persons originating in the United States, 3 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $175,526 value farms (dollars), $35,984 value all livestock, 32,810 pounds of homemade butter, 32,349 bushels of potatoes, 25,933 bushels of oats, 24,628 acres of land in farms, 17,946 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,108 bushels of spring wheat, $8,107 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,987 value farm implements in dollars, 6,883 bushels of winter wheat, 6,682 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,350 bushels of peas, 5,408 acres of farmland under crops, 3,903 bushels of turnips, 3,045 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,342 pounds of maple sugar, 1,274 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,144 acres of oats, 1,063 tons of hay, 893 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 744 acres of spring wheat, 722 sheep, 624 calves and heifers, 613 bushels of barley, 578 swine, 492 barrels of pork, 470 milk cows, 410 acres of peas, 391 acres of winter wheat, 264 bushels of buckwheat, 263 bushels of rye, 255 bushels of corn, 212 acres of potatoes, 203 bulls, oxen, or steers, 194 occupants of farms, 167 barrels of beef, 163 horses aged over 3 years, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $106 value garden and orchard crops, 84 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of carrots, 40 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 26 acres of barley, 23 acres of rye, 19 acres of turnips, 16 acres of buckwheat, 10 acres of corn, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,805 yards of flannel, 474 yards of fulled cloth, $140 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON096017 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON142028 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262721

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). "Ross, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ross-on096017-1861/.