Sullivan, Ontario (1861 census)
Sullivan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,736. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1861, Sullivan had a population of 1,736: 899 male and 837 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 538 |
| 1861 | 1,736 |
| 1871 | 3,151 |
| 1881 | 4,143 |
| 1891 | 4,164 |
| 1901 | 3,697 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 2,356 |
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, Sullivan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,736 total population, 899 males, Male members of the family who are present: 864, 837 females, Female members of the family who are present: 815, 615 single males, 500 single females, 280 married females, 278 married males, 109 males attending school, 91 females attending school, 57 widowed females, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 37 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, 34 adult males unable to read or write, 29 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 22, 6 widowed males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 116 married females aged 20 to 30, 115 males aged 5 to 10, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 single males aged 15 to 20, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 94 single females aged 15 to 20, 91 females aged 5 to 10, 88 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 single females aged 10 to 15, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 895 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 365 persons originating in Ireland, 291 persons originating in Scotland, 115 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 25 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 17 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $274,115 value farms (dollars), 56,572 bushels of turnips, $47,297 value all livestock, 38,505 pounds of homemade butter, 38,480 bushels of spring wheat, 34,909 acres of land in farms, 30,346 bushels of potatoes, 27,896 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,112 bushels of oats, $11,275 value farm implements in dollars, 10,939 pounds of maple sugar, $9,130 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,013 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,506 bushels of peas, 5,336 acres of farmland under crops, 4,079 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,980 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,362 acres of spring wheat, 1,673 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,192 tons of hay, 1,174 sheep, 961 bushels of barley, 899 calves and heifers, 873 swine, 695 acres of oats, 628 bulls, oxen, or steers, 607 milk cows, 526 barrels of pork, 342 acres of peas, 320 acres of turnips, 299 occupants of farms, 252 acres of potatoes, 178 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 145 horses aged over 3 years, 140 bushels of winter wheat, $100 value garden and orchard crops, 93 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 82 barrels of beef, 80 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 69 horses aged 3 years and under, 68 pounds of hops, 50 bushels of beans, 46 acres of barley, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 16 bushels of carrots, 11 acres of winter wheat, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of flax or hemp, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,692 yards of flannel, 480 yards of fulled cloth, 25 yards of linen, $24 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262936
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). "Sullivan, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sullivan-on075015-1861/.