Saltfleet, Ontario (1861 census)

Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.

Population

In 1861, Saltfleet had a population of 2,740: 1,421 male and 1,319 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, Saltfleet shared boundaries with:

• Barton
• Binbrook
• Glanford
• Grimsby

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,740 total population, 1,421 males, 1,319 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,311, Female members of the family who are present: 1,237, 975 single males, 830 single females, 426 married females, 422 married males, 320 males attending school, 282 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 110, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 67 adult males unable to read or write, 63 widowed females, 62 adult females unable to read or write, 45 male births, 43 female births, 24 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 183 males aged 5 to 10, 182 single females aged 10 to 15, 179 females aged 5 to 10, 173 single males aged 15 to 20, 165 single males aged 10 to 15, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 138 married females aged 30 to 40, 136 single females aged 15 to 20, 132 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 single females aged 20 to 30, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females age 3 to 4, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,927 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 266 persons originating in England or Wales, 230 persons originating in Ireland, 137 persons originating in Scotland, 103 persons originating in the United States, 39 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 19 persons originating in New Brunswick, 13 negroes or coloured persons, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 4 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,420,107 value farms (dollars), $104,589 value all livestock, 68,600 pounds of homemade butter, 67,057 bushels of oats, $59,945 value horses aged over 3 years, $44,319 value farm implements in dollars, 41,240 bushels of corn, 33,211 bushels of peas, 26,955 bushels of spring wheat, 26,856 bushels of barley, 26,408 acres of land in farms, 18,389 bushels of potatoes, 18,083 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,667 bushels of turnips, 14,037 acres of farmland under crops, 12,335 gallons of cider, $12,224 value garden and orchard crops, 11,934 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,517 bushels of carrots, 10,283 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,512 bushels of winter wheat, 8,325 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,212 bushels of buckwheat, 4,030 tons of hay, 3,999 pounds of maple sugar, 3,918 sheep, 3,738 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,663 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,118 swine, 2,021 acres of spring wheat, 1,798 acres of oats, 1,507 acres of peas, 1,328 bushels of rye, 1,250 acres of winter wheat, 1,065 milk cows, 1,037 acres of barley, 860 barrels of pork, 836 horses aged over 3 years, 753 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 683 acres of corn, 678 calves and heifers, 505 pounds of flax or hemp, 383 acres of farmland in gardens, 380 acres of buckwheat, 284 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 255 occupants of farms, 245 horses aged 3 years and under, 243 acres of potatoes, 212 barrels of beef, 206 bushels of beans, 110 bulls, oxen, or steers, 99 acres of rye, 99 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 acres of turnips, 12 pounds of hops, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,251 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,753 yards of flannel, 961 yards of fulled cloth, $370 value carriages for hire (dollars), 204 carriages for pleasure, 15 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON104009 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON153008 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7406103
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_Township

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). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on104009-1861/.