Sheffield, Ontario (1861 census)

Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.

Population

In 1861, Sheffield had a population of 2,925: 1,562 male and 1,363 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, Sheffield shared boundaries with:

• Camden
• Han
• Hungerford
• Kaladar
• Kennebec

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,925 total population, 1,562 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,375, 1,363 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,291, 1,093 single males, 905 single females, 441 married males, 426 married females, 279 males attending school, 238 females attending school, 193 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 187, 137 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 60 male births, 56 female births, 32 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 232 single males aged 10 to 15, 222 single males aged 20 to 30, 220 single females aged 10 to 15, 167 females aged 5 to 10, 161 single males aged 15 to 20, 160 males aged 5 to 10, 146 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 married females aged 20 to 30, 122 married females aged 30 to 40, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 100 married males aged 40 to 50, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 81 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 males aged 4 to 5, 67 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females age 3 to 4, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,111 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 662 persons originating in Ireland, 67 persons originating in England or Wales, 47 persons originating in the United States, 18 French Canadians, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $318,571 value farms (dollars), 76,500 pounds of homemade butter, $67,182 value all livestock, 36,881 acres of land in farms, $31,925 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,924 bushels of potatoes, 29,966 bushels of oats, 24,283 bushels of spring wheat, 22,331 bushels of peas, 21,915 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $19,761 value farm implements in dollars, 15,913 pounds of maple sugar, 14,966 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,170 bushels of rye, 8,838 bushels of barley, 8,433 acres of farmland under crops, 7,189 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,493 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,150 bushels of turnips, 2,394 sheep, 2,174 bushels of corn, 2,061 bushels of buckwheat, 1,925 tons of hay, 1,746 bushels of winter wheat, 1,471 acres of spring wheat, 1,444 swine, 1,379 acres of peas, 1,358 calves and heifers, 1,260 acres of oats, 1,065 milk cows, $1,047 value garden and orchard crops, 1,035 horses aged over 3 years, 892 acres of rye, 832 barrels of pork, 575 bushels of carrots, 408 acres of potatoes, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 377 acres of barley, 348 occupants of farms, 285 bulls, oxen, or steers, 245 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 217 pounds of hops, 210 horses aged 3 years and under, 201 acres of buckwheat, 185 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 177 acres of winter wheat, 111 acres of corn, 110 barrels of beef, 81 bushels of beans, 80 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 acres of turnips, 24 pounds of flax or hemp, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,516 yards of flannel, 2,308 yards of fulled cloth, $1,505 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $86 value carriages for hire (dollars), 34 carriages for pleasure, 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON084011 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON101008_1861 — 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). "Sheffield, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on084011-1861/.