Vaughan, Ontario (1861 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 7,955. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1861, Vaughan had a population of 7,955: 4,130 male and 3,825 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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, Vaughan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 195 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 7,955 total population, 4,130 males, 3,825 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,595, Female members of the family who are present: 3,499, 2,840 single males, 2,520 single females, 1,230 married males, 1,181 married females, 857 males attending school, 768 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 535, Females present who are not members of the family: 326, 124 widowed females, 115 adult females unable to read or write, 112 female births, 109 adult males unable to read or write, 99 male births, 60 widowed males, 6 persons at sea, 5 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 545 single males aged 20 to 30, 520 single females aged 10 to 15, 485 single males aged 15 to 20, 469 single males aged 10 to 15, 461 males aged 5 to 10, 455 single females aged 15 to 20, 454 females aged 5 to 10, 364 married males aged 30 to 40, 358 married females aged 20 to 30, 325 married females aged 30 to 40, 306 single females aged 20 to 30, 293 married males aged 40 to 50, 270 married females aged 40 to 50, 212 married males aged 50 to 60, 208 married males aged 20 to 30, 159 females aged 1 to 2, 152 males aged 1 to 2, 143 males aged 3 to 4, 141 married females aged 50 to 60, 137 females aged 2 to 3, 135 females age 3 to 4, 132 males aged 2 to 3, 125 males aged 4 to 5, 121 females aged 4 to 5, 115 married males aged 60 to 70, 103 single males aged 30 to 40, 63 married females aged 60 to 70, 60 males of unknown age, 36 single females aged 30 to 40, 34 females of unknown age, 34 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 32 married males aged 70 to 80, 30 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 22 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,777 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,090 persons originating in England or Wales, 995 persons originating in Ireland, 682 persons originating in Scotland, 256 persons originating in the United States, 60 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 29 negroes or coloured persons, 26 persons originating in France, 22 French Canadians, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 15 persons originating in New Brunswick, 13 female negroes or coloured persons, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 Indigenous males, 1 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $3,029,174 value farms (dollars), $249,123 value all livestock, 159,610 bushels of oats, $144,383 value horses aged over 3 years, 141,876 bushels of winter wheat, 125,712 pounds of homemade butter, $120,250 value farm implements in dollars, 111,028 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 98,515 bushels of peas, 91,564 bushels of potatoes, 62,667 acres of land in farms, 51,923 bushels of spring wheat, 49,889 bushels of turnips, 41,928 acres of farmland under cultivation, 34,896 acres of farmland under crops, 33,442 bushels of barley, 21,938 pounds of wool produced on farms, 20,739 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,938 gallons of cider, 14,576 bushels of carrots, 9,346 pounds of maple sugar, $8,685 value garden and orchard crops, 7,908 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,713 acres of winter wheat, 7,104 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6,935 sheep, 6,287 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,436 swine, 4,673 acres of oats, 4,135 acres of peas, 3,652 tons of hay, 3,448 acres of spring wheat, 2,674 milk cows, 2,520 barrels of pork, 2,076 horses aged over 3 years, 1,943 calves and heifers, 1,225 acres of barley, 1,026 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 745 acres of farmland in gardens, 735 acres of potatoes, 636 bushels of buckwheat, 621 occupants of farms, 589 horses aged 3 years and under, 429 bushels of corn, 343 barrels of beef, 333 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 278 bulls, oxen, or steers, 267 bushels of rye, 202 acres of turnips, 130 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 99 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 86 pounds of hops, 50 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 44 bushels of beans, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 acres of buckwheat, 22 acres of mangel wurtzel, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of corn, 11 acres of rye, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $29,575 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,846 yards of flannel, 2,345 yards of fulled cloth, 578 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 49 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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 males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Susannah Augusta Stokes | 1805–1923 | died here |
| Mary McLELLAN | 1836–1909 | died here |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1843–1903 | born here |
| Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1844–1901 | died here |
| A. E. (Albert Edward) McPhillips | 1861–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on105009-1861/.