Stafford, Ontario (1861 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 77.065°W.
Population
In 1861, Stafford had a population of 550.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 550 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 339 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 133 persons originating in Ireland, 44 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $58,182 value farms (dollars), $13,022 value all livestock, 12,306 acres of land in farms, $10,502 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,032 bushels of potatoes, 9,590 bushels of oats, 9,460 pounds of homemade butter, 7,870 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,436 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,337 bushels of winter wheat, 3,303 acres of farmland under crops, 2,775 bushels of spring wheat, $2,561 value farm implements in dollars, 1,484 bushels of peas, 1,138 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,125 acres of farmland in pasture, 817 bushels of turnips, 590 pounds of maple sugar, 423 acres of oats, 380 sheep, 342 tons of hay, $241 value garden and orchard crops, 240 acres of winter wheat, 226 acres of spring wheat, 198 swine, 174 milk cows, 171 bushels of barley, 167 calves and heifers, 139 barrels of pork, 127 pounds of hops, 112 acres of peas, 86 occupants of farms, 75 acres of potatoes, 70 horses aged over 3 years, 58 bulls, oxen, or steers, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 36 bushels of corn, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 barrels of beef, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 23 bushels of carrots, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 15 bushels of rye, 10 acres of barley, 8 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of corn, 1 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,035 yards of flannel, $146 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10 yards of fulled cloth, 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on096019-1861/.