Russell, Ontario (1861 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in 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 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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,814 total population, 995 males, Male members of the family who are present: 864, 819 females, Female members of the family who are present: 766, 709 single males, 613 single females, 274 married males, 189 married females, 168 adult males unable to read or write, 139 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 131, 124 adult females unable to read or write, 98 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 44 male births, 37 female births, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 128 males aged 5 to 10, 124 single males aged 10 to 15, 122 single males aged 20 to 30, 105 females aged 5 to 10, 104 single females aged 10 to 15, 91 married males aged 30 to 40, 89 single males aged 15 to 20, 88 single females aged 15 to 20, 75 single females aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 69 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 43 females age 3 to 4, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 828 French Canadians, 774 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 124 persons originating in Ireland, 59 persons originating in Scotland, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $189,522 value farms (dollars), $42,575 value all livestock, 24,395 pounds of homemade butter, 21,462 bushels of oats, $20,469 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,208 acres of land in farms, 16,903 bushels of potatoes, 13,561 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,055 value farm implements in dollars, 10,269 bushels of spring wheat, 6,396 bushels of peas, 5,647 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,478 acres of farmland under crops, 3,692 bushels of turnips, 3,667 pounds of maple sugar, 2,187 bushels of winter wheat, 2,012 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,613 bushels of buckwheat, 1,356 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,202 tons of hay, 1,168 acres of farmland in pasture, 877 acres of oats, 721 acres of spring wheat, 619 bushels of barley, 603 sheep, 479 milk cows, 463 swine, 452 calves and heifers, 339 acres of peas, 333 barrels of pork, 331 pounds of flax or hemp, 296 horses aged over 3 years, 273 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 201 occupants of farms, 159 bushels of carrots, 158 acres of potatoes, $146 value garden and orchard crops, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 acres of winter wheat, 124 horses aged 3 years and under, 122 barrels of beef, 86 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 bulls, oxen, or steers, 80 acres of buckwheat, 73 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 72 bushels of corn, 46 pounds of hops, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 29 acres of barley, 10 bushels of rye, 9 bushels of beans, 4 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,031 yards of flannel, $1,800 value carriages for hire (dollars), 601 yards of fulled cloth, 45 carriages for hire, 22 carriages for pleasure, $11 value carriages for pleasure (dollars). (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 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: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, 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 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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/.