Sydenham, Ontario (1861 census)

Sydenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,021. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7659765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.810°W.

Population

In 1861, Sydenham had a population of 3,021: 1,517 male and 1,504 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Sydenham shared boundaries with:

• Derby
• Holland
• Owen Sound, Town of
• St. Vincent

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,021 total population, 1,517 males, 1,504 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,475, Female members of the family who are present: 1,456, 1,093 single males, 1,070 single females, 410 married females, 404 married males, 329 males attending school, 326 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 46 male births, 44 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 24 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 14 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 284 males aged 5 to 10, 280 females aged 5 to 10, 221 single males aged 10 to 15, 190 single females aged 10 to 15, 160 single females aged 15 to 20, 150 single males aged 15 to 20, 116 single males aged 20 to 30, 114 married males aged 40 to 50, 112 single females aged 20 to 30, 106 married females aged 30 to 40, 101 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 females aged 4 to 5, 63 males aged 4 to 5, 62 females age 3 to 4, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 59 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,953 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 529 persons originating in Scotland, 356 persons originating in Ireland, 113 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 persons originating in New Brunswick, 33 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $700,274 value farms (dollars), $97,197 value all livestock, 92,730 bushels of spring wheat, 72,589 pounds of homemade butter, 56,765 bushels of turnips, 48,532 acres of land in farms, 48,285 bushels of potatoes, 36,017 bushels of oats, 33,234 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $28,105 value farm implements in dollars, $24,337 value horses aged over 3 years, 17,319 pounds of maple sugar, 17,040 bushels of peas, 16,387 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15,298 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,987 acres of farmland under crops, 8,693 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,015 bushels of winter wheat, 4,243 acres of spring wheat, 3,284 tons of hay, 3,212 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,124 bushels of barley, 2,436 sheep, 1,706 calves and heifers, $1,667 value garden and orchard crops, 1,523 swine, 1,365 acres of oats, 1,217 barrels of pork, 1,117 milk cows, 976 bushels of carrots, 797 acres of peas, 663 bulls, oxen, or steers, 643 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 456 occupants of farms, 362 acres of potatoes, 341 horses aged over 3 years, 312 pounds of flax or hemp, 304 bushels of buckwheat, 304 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 297 barrels of beef, 271 acres of turnips, 264 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 241 pounds of hops, 237 bushels of corn, 183 acres of winter wheat, 170 horses aged 3 years and under, 116 acres of barley, 99 acres of farmland in gardens, 92 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of buckwheat, 9 acres of corn, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,178 yards of flannel, 1,331 yards of fulled cloth, $582 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 29 yards of linen, 21 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 24,600 pounds of fresh fish sold, 412 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON075016 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON114016 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7659765
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham,_Grey_County,_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). "Sydenham, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydenham-on075016-1861/.