Seymour, Ontario (1861 census)

Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,842. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.

Population

In 1861, Seymour had a population of 3,842: 2,002 male and 1,840 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, Seymour shared boundaries with:

• Asphodel
• Belmont, Methuen
• Brighton
• Murray
• Percy
• Rawdon
• Sydney

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,842 total population, 2,002 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,845, 1,840 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,704, 1,375 single males, 1,177 single females, 609 married females, 588 married males, 314 females attending school, 252 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 157, Females present who are not members of the family: 136, 72 male births, 63 female births, 58 adult females unable to read or write, 58 adult males unable to read or write, 54 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 300 males aged 5 to 10, 289 females aged 5 to 10, 278 single males aged 10 to 15, 259 single females aged 10 to 15, 225 married males aged 30 to 40, 217 single males aged 15 to 20, 208 married females aged 30 to 40, 205 married females aged 20 to 30, 199 single females aged 15 to 20, 180 single males aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 20 to 30, 122 married males aged 40 to 50, 111 married females aged 40 to 50, 91 single females aged 20 to 30, 81 males aged 1 to 2, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 71 females aged 2 to 3, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 69 males aged 3 to 4, 65 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 females age 3 to 4, 61 males aged 4 to 5, 59 females aged 4 to 5, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,594 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 421 persons originating in Scotland, 388 persons originating in Ireland, 300 persons originating in England or Wales, 80 persons originating in the United States, 26 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 14 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $573,955 value farms (dollars), $119,966 value all livestock, 72,073 pounds of homemade butter, 58,179 bushels of oats, 48,046 pounds of maple sugar, 46,408 acres of land in farms, 46,298 bushels of potatoes, $44,756 value horses aged over 3 years, 32,481 bushels of turnips, 31,463 bushels of peas, $30,421 value farm implements in dollars, 25,730 bushels of spring wheat, 25,402 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,591 bushels of barley, 21,006 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,272 bushels of winter wheat, 16,356 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13,070 acres of farmland under crops, 11,917 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,774 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,190 bushels of rye, 4,469 bushels of carrots, 3,942 sheep, 2,892 bushels of buckwheat, $2,555 value garden and orchard crops, 2,303 acres of winter wheat, 2,145 bushels of corn, 2,089 swine, 2,075 tons of hay, 2,047 acres of peas, 1,954 acres of oats, 1,941 calves and heifers, 1,684 acres of spring wheat, 1,379 milk cows, 1,341 barrels of pork, 1,257 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 819 acres of barley, 715 horses aged over 3 years, 581 bulls, oxen, or steers, 529 acres of rye, 443 occupants of farms, 415 acres of potatoes, 412 gallons of cider, 274 barrels of beef, 251 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 236 horses aged 3 years and under, 185 acres of buckwheat, 180 pounds of flax or hemp, 162 acres of farmland in gardens, 159 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 acres of turnips, 124 pounds of hops, 102 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 97 acres of corn, 73 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 64 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 59 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,621 yards of flannel, $3,813 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,749 yards of fulled cloth, 105 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 10 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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: ON088012 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON132009 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7459234
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_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). "Seymour, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on088012-1861/.