Year: 1861 | Province: Ontario | County: Russell | Wikidata: Q2981843

Russell, Ontario (1861 census)

Name: Russell (1861)
Address: Ontario, CA

Russell was a census subdivision in Russell County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.

Population

In 1861, Russell had a population of 1,814: 995 male and 819 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	503
1861	1,814
1871	2,339
1881	3,458
1891	3,918
1901	3,835
1911	3,964
1921	3,752

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, Russell shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 322 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	766
Females present who are not members of the family	53
Male members of the family who are present	864
Males present who are not members of the family	131
Number of adult females unable to read or write	124
Number of adult males unable to read or write	168
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	37
Number of females	819
Number of females attending school	98
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	44
Number of males	995
Number of males attending school	139
Number of married females	189
Number of married males	274
Number of persons at sea	1
Number of single females	613
Number of single males	709
Number of widowed females	17
Number of widowed males	12
POP FX N.1	819
POP MX N.1	995
POP TOT	1,814
POP XX N.1	1,814
Total population	1,814

Age structure (52 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	43
Number of females aged 1 to 2	43
Number of females aged 2 to 3	39
Number of females aged 4 to 5	26
Number of females aged 5 to 10	105
Number of males aged 1 to 2	49
Number of males aged 2 to 3	31
Number of males aged 3 to 4	37
Number of males aged 4 to 5	40
Number of males aged 5 to 10	128
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	8
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	69
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	56
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	28
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	17
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	72
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	91
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	55
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	33
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	17
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	104
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	88
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	75
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	27
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	19
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	124
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	89
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	122
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	26
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	13
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	4
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	3
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4

Ethnic origin (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	828
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	774
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	18
Number of persons originating in Ireland	124
Number of persons originating in New Brunswick	1
Number of persons originating in Scotland	59
Number of persons originating in the United States	9

Agriculture (78 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	29
Acres of buckwheat	80
Acres of corn	4
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	273
Acres of farmland in gardens	1
Acres of farmland in pasture	1,168
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	13,561
Acres of farmland under crops	4,478
Acres of farmland under cultivation	5,647
Acres of land in farms	19,208
Acres of oats	877
Acres of peas	339
Acres of potatoes	158
Acres of rye	1
Acres of spring wheat	721
Acres of turnips	31
Acres of winter wheat	131
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	122
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	333
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	619
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	9
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	1,613
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	159
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	144
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	72
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	21,462
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	6,396
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	16,903
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	10
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	10,269
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	3,692
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	2,187
C18 WHT FALL AC	131
C19 WHT FALL BU	2,187
C20 WHT SP AC	721
C21 WHT SP BU	10,269
C22 BAR AC	29
C23 BAR BU	619
C24 RYE AC	1
C25 RYE BU	10
C26 PEA AC	339
C27 PEA BU	6,396
C28 OAT AC	877
C29 OAT BU	21,462
C30 BWT AC	80
C31 BWT BU	1,613
C34 POT AC	158
C35 POT BU	16,903
C43 HAY TONS	1,202
C47 WOOL LBS	2,012
C63 BEEF BAR	122
C64 PORK BAR	333
HRS ov03 V	20,469
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	82
Number of calves and heifers	452
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	124
Number of horses aged over 3 years	296
Number of milk cows	479
Number of occupants of farms	201
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	34
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	73
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	86
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	2
Number of sheep	603
Number of swine	463
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	1,356
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	331
Pounds of homemade butter	24,395
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	46
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	3,667
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	2,012
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,202
Value of all livestock	42,575
Value of farm implements in dollars	13,055
Value of farms (dollars)	189,522
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	146

Manufacturing & industry (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	45
Number of carriages for pleasure	22
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	1,800
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	11
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,031
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	601

Deaths & mortality (12 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	4
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	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 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	10
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	5
Total number of deaths in the past year	17

Other recorded variables (141 variables)

Variable	Value
At Sea	1
C01 TOTAL	201
C02 OCC UNDR 10	2
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	3
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	73
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	86
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	34
C07 OCC OVR 200	3
C08 HELD	19,208
C09 UNDR CULT	5,647
C1 Males	995
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	5
C10 UNDR CROP	4,478
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	4
C11 UNDR PAST	1,168
C12 GARDENS	1
C12 Under 2 Years M	49
C120 Married M	274
C121 Single M	709
C122 Widowed M	12
C123 Total M	995
C124 Married F	189
C125 Single F	613
C126 Widows F	17
C127 Total F	819
C128 Grand Total	1,814
C129 Deaths M	10
C13 Under 2 Years F	43
C13 WOOD WILD	13,561
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	17
C136 Attending School M	139
C137 Attending School F	98
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	168
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	124
C14 CASH FARM	189,522
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C144 Lunatics M	1
C15 CASH IMP	13,055
C16 GARDN VALUE	146
C16 Under 3 years M	31
C17 LAND HELD	273
C17 Under 3 years F	39
C2 Females	819
C20 Under 4 years M	37
C21 Under 4 years F	43
C24 Under 5 years M	40
C25 Under 5 years F	26
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	128
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	105
C3 Total	1,814
C32 INDN CRN AC	4
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	124
C33 INDN CRN BU	72
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	104
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C36 TUR AC	31
C37 TUR BU	3,692
C38 CAR BU	159
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	89
C4 Members of Family M	864
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	8
C41 BEN BU	9
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	88
C42 CLV TIM GRA	144
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	72
C44 HOP LBS	46
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	122
C45 MPL SGR LBS	3,667
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	69
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	75
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	601
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	3
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,031
C5 Members of Family F	766
C50 FLX HEM LBS	331
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	91
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	82
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	26
C53 MILK COWS	479
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	1
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	452
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	56
C55 HORSES	296
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	27
C56 HORSES VAL	20,469
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	124
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	603
C59 SWINE	463
C6 Not Members of Family M	131
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	55
C60 TOT VALUE	42,575
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	13
C61 BUTTER LB	24,395
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C62 CHEESE LB	1,356
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	28
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	19
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	33
C68 CAR PLEASURE	22
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	4
C69 VALUE DOL P	11
C7 Not Members of Family F	53
C70 CAR HIRE	45
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	17
C71 VALUE DOL H	1,800
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	6
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	17
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	9
C8 Births in 1860 M	44
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	1
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	5
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	4
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	2
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	2
C9 Births in 1860 F	37
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	Russell
England and Wales	18
Ireland	124
Natives of Canada French Origin	828
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	774
New Brunswick	1
Scotland	59
United States	9

Identifiers

TCP UID: ON097004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON143004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
Wikidata: Q2981843
Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(Ontario)

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). "Russell, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on097004-1861/.