Victoria Ward, Ontario (1861 census)

Victoria Ward was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.226°N, 76.501°W.

Population

In 1861, Victoria Ward had a population of 1,669: 778 male and 891 female residents.

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Kingston, Victoria Ward, 1851 (69.6% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained General Hospital, 1851 (6.8% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Queen’s College, 1851 (23.6% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Victoria Ward shared boundaries with:

• Portsmouth, Village
• Rideau Ward
• Sydenham Ward

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 105 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,669 total population, 891 females, Female members of the family who are present: 799, 778 males, Male members of the family who are present: 728, 580 single females, 498 single males, 265 married females, 262 married males, 177 females attending school, 142 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 92, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, 46 widowed females, 26 male births, 24 female births, 18 widowed males, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 6 adult males unable to read or write, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 129 females aged 5 to 10, 110 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 males aged 5 to 10, 93 married females aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 82 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 single males aged 15 to 20, 79 single females aged 20 to 30, 72 single males aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 898 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 478 persons originating in Ireland, 136 persons originating in England or Wales, 97 persons originating in Scotland, 33 persons originating in the United States, 8 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON109007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON109007 — 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). "Victoria Ward, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/victoria-ward-on109007-1861/.