Vienna, VL, Ontario (1861 census)
Vienna, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 908. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.683°N, 80.798°W.
Population
In 1861, Vienna, VL had a population of 908: 448 male and 460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 908 |
| 1871 | 593 |
| 1881 | 528 |
| 1891 | 398 |
| 1901 | 352 |
| 1911 | 332 |
| 1921 | 288 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in Bayham, 1851 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Vienna, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 93 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 908 total population, 460 females, 448 males, Female members of the family who are present: 416, Male members of the family who are present: 392, 321 single males, 318 single females, 128 married females, 126 married males, 107 females attending school, 92 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, Females present who are not members of the family: 44, 18 male births, 16 female births, 14 widowed females, 2 adult females unable to read or write, 1 adult males unable to read or write, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 77 females aged 5 to 10, 67 males aged 5 to 10, 57 single females aged 10 to 15, 53 single females aged 15 to 20, 51 single males aged 10 to 15, 50 married males aged 30 to 40, 48 single males aged 20 to 30, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 15 to 20, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 607 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 108 persons originating in England or Wales, 87 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $12,957 value all livestock, 902 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 176 milk cows, 176 swine, 130 sheep, 127 horses aged over 3 years. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,659 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 106 carriages for pleasure, $23 value carriages for hire (dollars). (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109014— 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). "Vienna, VL, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vienna-vl-on070008-1861/.