Tossorontio, Ontario (1861 census)
Tossorontio was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,073. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 79.957°W.
Population
In 1861, Tossorontio had a population of 1,073: 598 male and 475 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 492 |
| 1861 | 1,073 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,921 |
| 1891 | 1,870 |
| 1901 | 1,726 |
| 1911 | 1,563 |
| 1921 | 1,672 |
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, Tossorontio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,073 total population, 598 males, Male members of the family who are present: 566, 475 females, Female members of the family who are present: 460, 429 single males, 322 single females, 159 married males, 143 married females, 99 males attending school, 98 females attending school, 34 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 30 adult males unable to read or write, 21 male births, 18 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 15, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 87 single males aged 20 to 30, 75 single males aged 10 to 15, 73 males aged 5 to 10, 70 females aged 5 to 10, 63 single males aged 15 to 20, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males of unknown age, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 17 females age 3 to 4, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 females of unknown age, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 692 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 248 persons originating in Ireland, 64 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in the United States, 5 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $152,720 value farms (dollars), $23,982 value all livestock, 19,042 bushels of winter wheat, 16,682 bushels of spring wheat, 13,961 bushels of oats, 13,059 bushels of potatoes, 12,149 acres of land in farms, $12,130 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,385 bushels of turnips, 10,155 pounds of homemade butter, 7,477 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $7,100 value farm implements in dollars, 6,053 bushels of peas, 5,381 pounds of maple sugar, 4,672 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,980 acres of farmland under crops, 1,931 pounds of wool produced on farms, 984 swine, 816 acres of spring wheat, 682 sheep, 675 acres of winter wheat, 645 acres of farmland in pasture, 564 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 461 acres of peas, 419 acres of oats, 409 barrels of pork, 341 tons of hay, 336 calves and heifers, 294 milk cows, 290 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $198 value garden and orchard crops, 196 bushels of barley, 170 horses aged over 3 years, 110 occupants of farms, 107 acres of potatoes, 89 barrels of beef, 86 bulls, oxen, or steers, 76 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 acres of turnips, 47 acres of farmland in gardens, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 27 bushels of corn, 22 bushels of carrots, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 acres of barley, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 pounds of hops, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,846 yards of flannel, $516 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 225 yards of fulled cloth, 15 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144015— 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). "Tossorontio, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tossorontio-on098019-1861/.