Torbolton, Ontario (1861 census)
Torbolton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 675. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 76.080°W.
Population
In 1861, Torbolton had a population of 675: 366 male and 309 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 675 |
| 1871 | 751 |
| 1881 | 1,024 |
| 1891 | 1,023 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 842 |
| 1921 | 739 |
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, Torbolton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 129 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 675 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 366, 366 males, Female members of the family who are present: 309, 309 females, 266 single males, 206 single females, 93 married males, 92 married females, 57 males attending school, 39 females attending school, 17 female births, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 15 male births, 11 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 46 single males aged 10 to 15, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 43 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 males aged 5 to 10, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 females aged 5 to 10, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 married females aged 20 to 30, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 11 married males aged 20 to 30, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 9 females age 3 to 4, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (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 458 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 152 persons originating in Ireland, 48 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $160,910 value farms (dollars), 15,608 acres of land in farms, $14,242 value all livestock, 12,555 bushels of potatoes, 12,013 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,363 bushels of oats, 11,263 swine, 6,250 pounds of homemade butter, 4,073 bushels of spring wheat, $3,787 value horses aged over 3 years, $3,739 value farm implements in dollars, 3,595 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,381 bushels of peas, 2,662 acres of farmland under crops, 2,253 bushels of winter wheat, 1,994 bushels of turnips, 1,757 acres of oats, 1,703 pounds of wool produced on farms, 931 acres of farmland in pasture, 815 tons of hay, 314 horses aged 3 years and under, 298 sheep, 290 acres of spring wheat, 276 bushels of carrots, 262 acres of peas, 249 bushels of corn, 243 calves and heifers, 186 acres of potatoes, 186 barrels of pork, 178 acres of winter wheat, 171 milk cows, 148 bulls, oxen, or steers, 129 horses aged over 3 years, 127 bushels of rye, 112 occupants of farms, 108 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 92 bushels of beans, 76 pounds of hops, 72 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 barrels of beef, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 acres of corn, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of rye, 5 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 pounds of flax or hemp. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,000 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 335 yards of flannel, 284 yards of linen, 89 yards of fulled cloth, 28 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,201 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875451
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbolton_Township
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). "Torbolton, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/torbolton-on067011-1861/.