Strathroy, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Strathroy, Village was a township in Middlesex County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 751. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.956°N, 81.624°W.
Population
In 1861, Strathroy, Village had a population of 751: 397 male and 354 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 751 |
| 1871 | 3,232 |
| 1881 | 3,817 |
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, Strathroy, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 280 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 309 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 45 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 292 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 105 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 15 |
| Number of females | 354 |
| Number of females attending school | 59 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 19 |
| Number of males | 397 |
| Number of males attending school | 68 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of single females | 230 |
| Number of single males | 256 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP FX N.1 | 354 |
| POP MX N.1 | 397 |
| POP TOT | 751 |
| POP XX N.1 | 751 |
| Total population | 751 |
Age structure (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 14 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 27 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 40 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 48 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 29 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 47 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 54 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 36 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 50 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 57 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 490 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 88 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 49 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 45 |
| Number of persons originating in the East Indies | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 54 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 2 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 1 |
Agriculture (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 20 |
| Acres of corn | 28 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 527 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 300 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 902 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 480 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 789 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,691 |
| Acres of oats | 90 |
| Acres of peas | 58 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of winter wheat | 33 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 3,170 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 594 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,910 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,262 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,150 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,498 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,900 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 456 |
| C18 WHT FALL AC | 33 |
| C19 WHT FALL BU | 456 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 88 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 1,498 |
| C22 BAR AC | 6 |
| C23 BAR BU | 135 |
| C24 RYE AC | 1 |
| C25 RYE BU | 12 |
| C26 PEA AC | 58 |
| C27 PEA BU | 1,262 |
| C28 OAT AC | 90 |
| C29 OAT BU | 2,910 |
| C30 BWT AC | 20 |
| C31 BWT BU | 390 |
| C34 POT AC | 18 |
| C35 POT BU | 3,150 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 163 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 422 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 110 |
| HRS ov03 V | 1,890 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 2 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 91 |
| Number of milk cows | 112 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 150 |
| Number of swine | 278 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,400 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,650 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 422 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 163 |
| Value of all livestock | 10,175 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 1,915 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 71,300 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 290 |
Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 27 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 1,335 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 231 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 31 |
Deaths & mortality (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (122 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| All other Places | 1 |
| C01 TOTAL | 16 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 4 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 5 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 7 |
| C08 HELD | 1,691 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 789 |
| C1 Males | 397 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 480 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 300 |
| C12 GARDENS | 9 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 10 |
| C120 Married M | 131 |
| C121 Single M | 256 |
| C122 Widowed M | 10 |
| C123 Total M | 397 |
| C124 Married F | 110 |
| C125 Single F | 230 |
| C126 Widows F | 14 |
| C127 Total F | 354 |
| C128 Grand Total | 751 |
| C129 Deaths M | 1 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 9 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 902 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 1 |
| C136 Attending School M | 68 |
| C137 Attending School F | 59 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 71,300 |
| C14 Deaths under 2 years M | 1 |
| C140 Deaf and Dumb M | 1 |
| C141 Deaf and Dumb F | 1 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 1,915 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 290 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 14 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 527 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 17 |
| C2 Females | 354 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 17 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 8 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 10 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 17 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 27 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 35 |
| C3 Total | 751 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 28 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 36 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 594 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 47 |
| C36 TUR AC | 14 |
| C37 TUR BU | 4,900 |
| C38 CAR BU | 3,170 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 50 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 292 |
| C40 MAN WURT BU | 200 |
| C41 BEN BU | 4 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 54 |
| C42 CLV TIM GRA | 35 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 32 |
| C44 HOP LBS | 8 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 57 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 2,650 |
| C46 CID GAL | 110 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 37 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 26 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 31 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 231 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 309 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 48 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 2 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 7 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 112 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 34 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 40 |
| C55 HORSES | 91 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 1 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 1,890 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 2 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| C58 SHEEP | 150 |
| C59 SWINE | 278 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 105 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 29 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 10,175 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 5 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 6,400 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 30 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 26 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 15 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 27 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 3 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 1,335 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 45 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 6 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 5 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 5 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 1 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 1 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 19 |
| C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F | 1 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 4 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 2 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 4 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 2 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 15 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 1 |
| CD NAME | Middlesex |
| East Indies | 1 |
| England and Wales | 88 |
| Ireland | 49 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 4 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 490 |
| New Brunswick | 3 |
| Not Known | 1 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 13 |
| Scotland | 45 |
| United States | 54 |
| West Indies | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON168006— 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). "Strathroy, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/strathroy-village-on086011-1861/.