Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1861 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.241°N, 82.517°W.
Population
In 1861, Tilbury W-O had a population of 1,190: 648 male and 542 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1911 | 1,744 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Tilbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,190 total population, 648 males, Male members of the family who are present: 564, 542 females, Female members of the family who are present: 517, 436 single males, 340 single females, 195 married males, 187 married females, 95 adult males unable to read or write, 95 males attending school, 94 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, 79 adult females unable to read or write, 30 female births, 30 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, 17 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 89 males aged 5 to 10, 71 single males aged 20 to 30, 69 females aged 5 to 10, 69 married females aged 20 to 30, 68 single males aged 10 to 15, 62 single males aged 15 to 20, 61 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 53 married males aged 30 to 40, 51 single females aged 15 to 20, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 females age 3 to 4, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 580 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 390 French Canadians, 78 persons originating in England or Wales, 47 persons originating in Ireland, 45 persons originating in Scotland, 34 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $92,716 value farms (dollars), $21,498 value all livestock, 11,463 acres of land in farms, $10,169 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,986 pounds of homemade butter, 9,762 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,772 bushels of oats, 6,746 bushels of corn, 5,436 bushels of potatoes, $4,396 value farm implements in dollars, 3,469 bushels of peas, 2,694 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2,407 bushels of winter wheat, 1,701 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,359 acres of farmland under crops, 1,079 swine, 963 pounds of wool produced on farms, 940 bushels of turnips, 930 bushels of buckwheat, 899 bushels of spring wheat, 698 pounds of maple sugar, 683 tons of hay, 633 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 513 acres of oats, 489 calves and heifers, 354 sheep, 337 acres of farmland in pasture, 282 milk cows, 262 acres of corn, 255 horses aged over 3 years, 227 bushels of barley, 221 bushels of rye, 186 horses aged 3 years and under, 183 acres of peas, 149 occupants of farms, 132 acres of winter wheat, 113 barrels of pork, 85 acres of spring wheat, 72 bulls, oxen, or steers, 69 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 65 acres of potatoes, 63 bushels of beans, 60 pounds of hops, 56 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 52 acres of buckwheat, 27 bushels of carrots, 25 pounds of flax or hemp, 19 barrels of beef, 16 acres of rye, 15 acres of barley, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 acres of turnips, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, $2 value garden and orchard crops, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,002 yards of flannel, $371 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 90 yards of linen, 81 yards of fulled cloth, 5 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110015— 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). "Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on071012-1861/.