Toronto, Ontario (1861 census)
Toronto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,592. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.604°N, 79.662°W.
Population
In 1861, Toronto had a population of 6,592: 3,418 male and 3,174 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Toronto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 190 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,592 total population, 3,418 males, 3,174 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,109, Female members of the family who are present: 2,929, 2,371 single males, 2,073 single females, 991 married males, 965 married females, 734 males attending school, 512 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 309, Females present who are not members of the family: 245, 136 widowed females, 124 male births, 105 female births, 71 adult females unable to read or write, 56 adult males unable to read or write, 56 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 443 single males aged 20 to 30, 429 males aged 5 to 10, 418 single males aged 10 to 15, 415 females aged 5 to 10, 384 single females aged 15 to 20, 368 single males aged 15 to 20, 353 single females aged 10 to 15, 335 married females aged 20 to 30, 274 married males aged 30 to 40, 251 single females aged 20 to 30, 249 married females aged 30 to 40, 226 married males aged 40 to 50, 198 married males aged 20 to 30, 185 married females aged 40 to 50, 165 married males aged 50 to 60, 130 females aged 1 to 2, 121 females age 3 to 4, 118 married females aged 50 to 60, 116 males aged 2 to 3, 114 females aged 2 to 3, 108 males aged 1 to 2, 108 males aged 4 to 5, 105 males aged 3 to 4, 101 females aged 4 to 5, 80 married males aged 60 to 70, 69 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 60 to 70, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 39 single males aged 40 to 50, 35 married males aged 70 to 80, 35 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 30 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 50 to 60, 22 single females aged 40 to 50, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 single females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 males of unknown age, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,903 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,334 persons originating in Ireland, 940 persons originating in England or Wales, 222 persons originating in Scotland, 158 persons originating in the United States, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 15 female negroes or coloured persons, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 8 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,805,836 value farms (dollars), $242,574 value all livestock, 182,914 pounds of homemade butter, 144,572 bushels of winter wheat, 107,622 bushels of oats, $106,441 value horses aged over 3 years, $106,186 value farm implements in dollars, 73,270 bushels of barley, 72,914 bushels of potatoes, 59,324 acres of land in farms, 58,672 bushels of peas, 42,711 acres of farmland under cultivation, 32,945 bushels of spring wheat, 32,433 acres of farmland under crops, 25,438 pounds of wool produced on farms, 23,532 pounds of flax or hemp, 22,680 bushels of turnips, 20,157 bushels of carrots, 17,110 gallons of cider, 16,613 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $15,881 value garden and orchard crops, 9,409 acres of winter wheat, 9,314 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,358 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,208 sheep, 7,045 bushels of buckwheat, 5,704 pounds of hops, 5,627 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4,552 tons of hay, 3,586 swine, 3,404 acres of oats, 3,110 acres of barley, 2,705 bushels of corn, 2,681 acres of peas, 2,651 barrels of pork, 2,369 milk cows, 2,129 acres of spring wheat, 1,840 calves and heifers, 1,732 horses aged over 3 years, 964 acres of farmland in gardens, 723 barrels of beef, 626 acres of potatoes, 610 bushels of rye, 571 occupants of farms, 516 horses aged 3 years and under, 460 pounds of maple sugar, 414 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 307 acres of buckwheat, 289 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 230 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 199 bulls, oxen, or steers, 146 bushels of beans, 115 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 94 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 90 acres of corn, 86 acres of turnips, 35 acres of rye, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of mangel wurtzel, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $37,430 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,528 yards of flannel, 933 yards of fulled cloth, 480 carriages for pleasure, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 11 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 40 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Durrant Watson | 1859–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON091006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7826543
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Township,_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). "Toronto, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-on091006-1861/.