Roxborough, Ontario (1861 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,176. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1861, Roxborough had a population of 3,176: 1,616 male and 1,560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1891 | 4,736 |
| 1901 | 4,834 |
| 1911 | 4,295 |
| 1921 | 4,005 |
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, Roxborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,176 total population, 1,616 males, 1,560 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,503, Female members of the family who are present: 1,480, 1,161 single males, 1,104 single females, 436 married males, 412 married females, 307 females attending school, 286 males attending school, 138 adult males unable to read or write, 117 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 113, Females present who are not members of the family: 80, 67 female births, 62 male births, 44 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 240 females aged 5 to 10, 219 single males aged 15 to 20, 214 single females aged 10 to 15, 214 single males aged 20 to 30, 209 single males aged 10 to 15, 198 males aged 5 to 10, 187 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 single females aged 20 to 30, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 109 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 married males aged 40 to 50, 91 married males aged 50 to 60, 88 married females aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 females age 3 to 4, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 males of unknown age, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 females of unknown age, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,210 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 451 persons originating in Scotland, 314 French Canadians, 157 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 Indigenous persons, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 Indigenous males, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in the United States, 4 Indigenous females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $369,517 value farms (dollars), $92,606 value all livestock, 59,993 pounds of homemade butter, 58,211 bushels of oats, 51,723 acres of land in farms, $44,947 value horses aged over 3 years, 37,561 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,710 bushels of potatoes, 23,541 pounds of maple sugar, 22,699 bushels of spring wheat, $21,906 value farm implements in dollars, 14,162 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,929 bushels of peas, 9,370 acres of farmland under crops, 7,739 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,788 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,514 bushels of buckwheat, 4,496 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,836 tons of hay, 2,479 sheep, 2,390 acres of oats, 1,783 acres of spring wheat, 1,439 bushels of carrots, 1,278 milk cows, 1,275 swine, 1,247 calves and heifers, 1,118 bushels of barley, 827 horses aged over 3 years, 771 bushels of corn, 735 bushels of turnips, 661 acres of peas, 600 bushels of winter wheat, 578 barrels of pork, 433 occupants of farms, 422 horses aged 3 years and under, 375 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 351 acres of potatoes, $308 value garden and orchard crops, 305 pounds of flax or hemp, 272 bushels of rye, 267 barrels of beef, 237 acres of buckwheat, 231 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 209 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 129 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 74 acres of barley, 67 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 pounds of hops, 48 bushels of beans, 39 acres of corn, 33 acres of winter wheat, 31 bulls, oxen, or steers, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of rye, 11 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 acres of turnips, 9 gallons of cider, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,687 yards of flannel, $3,858 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,691 yards of fulled cloth, 119 carriages for pleasure, 30 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145004— 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). "Roxborough, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/roxborough-on099005-1861/.