Verulam, Ontario (1861 census)

Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,545. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.623°W.

Population

In 1861, Verulam had a population of 1,545: 857 male and 688 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, Verulam shared boundaries with:

• Emily
• Fenelon
• Harvey
• Somerville

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,545 total population, 857 males, Male members of the family who are present: 815, 688 females, Female members of the family who are present: 671, 619 single males, 419 single females, 223 married males, 212 married females, 162 males attending school, 141 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 27 widowed females, 25 female births, 23 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, 15 widowed males, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 116 males aged 5 to 10, 113 females aged 5 to 10, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 105 single males aged 15 to 20, 104 single males aged 10 to 15, 83 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 single females aged 10 to 15, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 59 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 females age 3 to 4, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 23 single males aged 40 to 50, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 955 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 336 persons originating in Ireland, 77 persons originating in England or Wales, 72 persons originating in Scotland, 69 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 29 persons originating in the United States, 3 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $168,140 value farms (dollars), $36,921 value all livestock, 26,295 bushels of potatoes, 22,381 bushels of oats, 21,821 acres of land in farms, 19,950 pounds of homemade butter, 18,473 bushels of spring wheat, 17,470 bushels of turnips, 15,054 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,305 pounds of maple sugar, $12,210 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,336 bushels of winter wheat, $6,791 value farm implements in dollars, 6,767 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,928 acres of farmland under crops, 2,824 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,230 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,391 acres of spring wheat, 793 tons of hay, 785 acres of oats, 778 swine, 757 sheep, 522 acres of winter wheat, 466 acres of peas, 451 calves and heifers, 432 barrels of pork, 404 milk cows, 246 bulls, oxen, or steers, 184 horses aged over 3 years, 182 acres of potatoes, 179 occupants of farms, $171 value garden and orchard crops, 170 bushels of barley, 168 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 121 bushels of corn, 117 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 106 bushels of buckwheat, 106 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 88 barrels of beef, 84 pounds of hops, 82 acres of turnips, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of carrots, 15 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 acres of buckwheat, 8 acres of barley, 8 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, « 9321 bushels of peas. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,412 yards of flannel, 403 yards of fulled cloth, $185 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 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 males aged 1 to 2: 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON100017 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON149012 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7922994
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_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). "Verulam, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on100017-1861/.