Stirling, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Stirling, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 753. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113893935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.540°W.
Population
In 1861, Stirling, Village had a population of 753: 394 male and 359 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 753 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 874 |
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 845 |
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 Rawdon, 1851 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Stirling, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 753 total population, 394 males, 359 females, Male members of the family who are present: 330, Female members of the family who are present: 312, 296 single males, 246 single females, 94 married females, 90 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 64, 61 males attending school, 52 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 19 widowed females, 16 female births, 13 male births, 10 adult males unable to read or write, 8 widowed males, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 81 single males aged 20 to 30, 51 males aged 5 to 10, 46 single females aged 10 to 15, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 females aged 5 to 10, 37 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 single females aged 15 to 20, 35 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 31 married females aged 20 to 30, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 546 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 69 persons originating in Ireland, 60 persons originating in England or Wales, 45 persons originating in the United States, 17 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $15,620 value farms (dollars), $8,642 value all livestock, 2,860 pounds of homemade butter, 1,935 bushels of oats, 1,926 bushels of peas, 1,736 bushels of potatoes, 1,716 bushels of spring wheat, $1,610 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,029 value farm implements in dollars, 910 acres of land in farms, 684 bushels of corn, 563 acres of farmland under cultivation, 457 bushels of rye, 450 bushels of barley, 378 bushels of carrots, 350 bushels of turnips, 347 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 340 acres of farmland under crops, $314 value garden and orchard crops, 230 pounds of maple sugar, 208 acres of farmland in pasture, 186 swine, 155 pounds of wool produced on farms, 135 milk cows, 119 bushels of buckwheat, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 93 acres of peas, 80 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 79 acres of spring wheat, 72 acres of oats, 71 tons of hay, 56 sheep, 38 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 36 barrels of pork, 34 acres of rye, 26 acres of corn, 25 acres of barley, 22 calves and heifers, 15 acres of farmland in gardens, 14 occupants of farms, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of beans, 6 acres of buckwheat, 5 barrels of beef, 5 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,420 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $140 value carriages for hire (dollars), 94 yards of fulled cloth, 40 carriages for pleasure, 20 yards of flannel, 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113893935
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). "Stirling, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stirling-village-on078009-1861/.