Smith, Ontario (1861 census)
Smith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,795. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.439°N, 78.319°W.
Population
In 1861, Smith had a population of 3,795: 2,147 male and 1,648 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,795 |
| 1871 | 3,428 |
| 1881 | 3,301 |
| 1891 | 3,045 |
| 1901 | 2,944 |
| 1911 | 2,981 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Smith & Harvey, 1851 (38.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Smith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,795 total population, 2,147 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,686, 1,648 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,569, 1,508 single males, 1,040 single females, 612 married males, 549 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 461, 433 males attending school, 319 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 79, 76 male births, 68 female births, 59 widowed females, 42 adult males unable to read or write, 40 adult females unable to read or write, 27 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 329 single males aged 20 to 30, 269 single males aged 15 to 20, 251 males aged 5 to 10, 230 single males aged 10 to 15, 227 females aged 5 to 10, 187 married males aged 30 to 40, 180 married females aged 30 to 40, 174 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 married females aged 20 to 30, 170 single females aged 15 to 20, 145 married males aged 20 to 30, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 115 single females aged 20 to 30, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 50 to 60, 78 single males aged 30 to 40, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 64 males aged 3 to 4, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 59 males aged 2 to 3, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 males aged 4 to 5, 49 females age 3 to 4, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,505 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 601 persons originating in Ireland, 397 persons originating in England or Wales, 159 persons originating in Scotland, 100 persons originating in the United States, 73 Indigenous females, 52 Indigenous males, 26 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $891,940 value farms (dollars), $126,280 value all livestock, 106,047 bushels of turnips, 73,458 bushels of oats, 63,899 pounds of homemade butter, $53,443 value horses aged over 3 years, 47,127 bushels of winter wheat, 36,366 bushels of potatoes, $34,422 value farm implements in dollars, 33,573 bushels of peas, 29,787 acres of land in farms, 19,668 bushels of spring wheat, 18,876 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17,734 bushels of carrots, 15,605 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,182 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,647 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,894 pounds of maple sugar, 8,546 acres of farmland under crops, 6,863 acres of farmland in pasture, $4,642 value garden and orchard crops, 3,498 sheep, 2,426 acres of winter wheat, 2,247 tons of hay, 1,844 acres of oats, 1,482 acres of peas, 1,357 swine, 1,235 acres of spring wheat, 1,205 barrels of pork, 1,139 calves and heifers, 989 milk cows, 887 bushels of barley, 810 pounds of flax or hemp, 685 horses aged over 3 years, 560 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 399 barrels of beef, 375 bushels of rye, 280 occupants of farms, 279 acres of potatoes, 247 acres of turnips, 246 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 230 bushels of corn, 218 horses aged 3 years and under, 212 bulls, oxen, or steers, 196 acres of farmland in gardens, 94 pounds of hops, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 67 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 acres of barley, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 acres of rye, 25 bushels of buckwheat, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 bushels of beans, 6 acres of corn, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,128 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,730 yards of flannel, $2,120 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1,156 yards of fulled cloth, 197 carriages for pleasure, 26 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262856
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). "Smith, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-on093013-1861/.