Southampton, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)
Southampton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 609. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7569089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.495°N, 81.359°W.
Population
In 1861, Southampton, T-V had a population of 609: 310 male and 299 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 858 |
| 1881 | 1,141 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,636 |
| 1911 | 1,685 |
| 1921 | 1,537 |
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 Saugeen, 1851 (7.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Southampton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 609 total population, 310 males, 299 females, Male members of the family who are present: 274, Female members of the family who are present: 270, 209 single males, 199 single females, 91 married males, 87 married females, 56 males attending school, 55 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 36, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, 14 male births, 13 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 9 female births, 1 adult males unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 40 single females aged 15 to 20, 39 single males aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 10 to 15, 37 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 males aged 5 to 10, 35 married females aged 30 to 40, 35 single females aged 10 to 15, 31 females aged 5 to 10, 31 married females aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 single males aged 15 to 20, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 381 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 89 persons originating in Scotland, 79 persons originating in England or Wales, 34 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $4,043 value all livestock, 79 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 72 milk cows, 64 swine, 27 horses aged over 3 years, 5 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $210 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7569089
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_(Ontario)
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). "Southampton, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southampton-t-v-on066015-1861/.