Townsend, Ontario (1861 census)

Townsend was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.941°N, 80.253°W.

Population

In 1861, Townsend had a population of 5,742: 2,960 male and 2,782 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, Townsend shared boundaries with:

• Brantford
• Burford
• Oakland
• Simcoe, T-V
• Tuscarora
• Walpole
• Windham
• Woodhouse and Gore

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,742 total population, 2,960 males, 2,782 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,710, Female members of the family who are present: 2,624, 1,975 single males, 1,771 single females, 932 married males, 921 married females, 766 males attending school, 686 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 250, Females present who are not members of the family: 158, 105 female births, 104 male births, 90 widowed females, 57 adult males unable to read or write, 53 widowed males, 35 adult females unable to read or write, 4 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind males, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 425 females aged 5 to 10, 416 males aged 5 to 10, 364 single males aged 10 to 15, 355 single females aged 10 to 15, 336 single males aged 15 to 20, 315 married females aged 20 to 30, 306 single females aged 15 to 20, 306 single males aged 20 to 30, 272 married males aged 30 to 40, 270 married females aged 30 to 40, 216 married males aged 20 to 30, 216 married males aged 40 to 50, 170 married females aged 40 to 50, 160 single females aged 20 to 30, 135 married males aged 50 to 60, 104 females aged 1 to 2, 102 females aged 2 to 3, 98 married females aged 50 to 60, 97 males aged 3 to 4, 97 males aged 4 to 5, 92 males aged 1 to 2, 90 males aged 2 to 3, 88 females aged 4 to 5, 83 females age 3 to 4, 78 married males aged 60 to 70, 39 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 15 to 20, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 males of unknown age, 18 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 females of unknown age, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,734 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 330 persons originating in England or Wales, 269 persons originating in the United States, 196 persons originating in Ireland, 141 persons originating in Scotland, 35 persons originating in New Brunswick, 18 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,427,110 value farms (dollars), $227,655 value all livestock, 181,112 pounds of homemade butter, $117,503 value horses aged over 3 years, 111,544 bushels of turnips, 110,230 bushels of oats, 97,161 bushels of winter wheat, 73,494 bushels of potatoes, 71,926 bushels of peas, $64,422 value farm implements in dollars, 60,281 acres of land in farms, 53,704 pounds of maple sugar, 39,397 acres of farmland under cultivation, 32,960 bushels of barley, 31,541 gallons of cider, 27,156 acres of farmland under crops, 26,652 bushels of corn, 25,174 pounds of wool produced on farms, 21,516 bushels of spring wheat, $21,404 value garden and orchard crops, 20,884 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,306 bushels of buckwheat, 16,370 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,696 bushels of carrots, 11,129 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,263 sheep, 6,917 acres of winter wheat, 6,554 tons of hay, 4,472 swine, 3,343 acres of oats, 3,314 acres of peas, 3,090 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,428 barrels of pork, 2,412 calves and heifers, 2,182 milk cows, 2,098 bushels of rye, 1,779 acres of spring wheat, 1,644 horses aged over 3 years, 1,311 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,135 acres of barley, 1,112 acres of farmland in gardens, 1,049 acres of buckwheat, 1,001 acres of corn, 611 occupants of farms, 594 acres of potatoes, 593 horses aged 3 years and under, 493 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 400 barrels of beef, 372 bulls, oxen, or steers, 306 bushels of beans, 288 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 282 acres of turnips, 275 pounds of flax or hemp, 214 acres of rye, 143 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 127 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 pounds of hops, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $33,681 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10,493 yards of flannel, 10,493 yards of linen, 3,032 yards of fulled cloth, 462 carriages for pleasure, $50 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON087005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON131004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115263014

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). "Townsend, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/townsend-on087005-1861/.