Snowden, Ontario (1861 census)
Snowden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.900°N, 78.515°W.
Population
In 1861, Snowden had a population of 191: 110 male and 81 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 191 |
| 1881 | 807 |
| 1891 | 1,014 |
| 1901 | 856 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Snowden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 105 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 191 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 110, 110 males, 81 females, Female members of the family who are present: 80, 71 single males, 44 single females, 38 married males, 36 married females, 13 males attending school, 8 male births, 7 adult males unable to read or write, 7 females attending school, 2 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 17 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 single females aged 10 to 15, 12 single males aged 10 to 15, 12 single males aged 15 to 20, 10 females aged 5 to 10, 10 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 males aged 5 to 10, 9 single males aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 females age 3 to 4, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 130 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 26 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $13,140 value farms (dollars), 5,944 bushels of turnips, 5,792 acres of land in farms, 5,506 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,625 bushels of potatoes, 2,907 pounds of wool produced on farms, $2,149 value all livestock, 1,526 pounds of homemade butter, 840 bushels of spring wheat, 605 bushels of oats, $401 value farm implements in dollars, 286 acres of farmland under crops, 286 acres of farmland under cultivation, 60 bushels of buckwheat, 52 occupants of farms, 50 acres of spring wheat, $50 value horses aged over 3 years, 45 bushels of corn, 44 bushels of peas, 42 acres of potatoes, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 26 milk cows, 22 bulls, oxen, or steers, 18 acres of oats, 17 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 15 bushels of barley, 15 calves and heifers, 15 swine, 13 barrels of beef, 9 tons of hay, 6 bushels of winter wheat, 5 acres of corn, 4 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of peas, 3 barrels of pork, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 horses aged over 3 years. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013— 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). "Snowden, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/snowden-on093014-1861/.