Wainfleet., Ontario (1861 census)
Wainfleet. was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,316. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1861, Wainfleet. had a population of 2,316: 1,209 male and 1,107 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,841 |
| 1861 | 2,316 |
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, Wainfleet. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,316 total population, 1,209 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,154, 1,107 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,050, 846 single females, 826 single males, 358 married males, 246 males attending school, 236 married females, 205 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, 44 male births, 33 female births, 26 adult females unable to read or write, 25 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 21 adult males unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 156 females aged 5 to 10, 153 single males aged 10 to 15, 151 single females aged 10 to 15, 148 single males aged 20 to 30, 141 males aged 5 to 10, 120 single males aged 15 to 20, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 112 single females aged 15 to 20, 112 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 48 single females aged 30 to 40, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 36 females age 3 to 4, 33 single females aged 40 to 50, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,860 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 126 persons originating in England or Wales, 107 persons originating in the United States, 96 persons originating in Ireland, 66 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 14 persons originating in France, 9 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 7 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 French Canadians, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $724,217 value farms (dollars), 69,905 pounds of homemade butter, $68,728 value horses aged over 3 years, 42,497 bushels of oats, 32,182 acres of land in farms, $29,752 value all livestock, $26,555 value farm implements in dollars, 22,905 gallons of cider, 18,940 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,903 bushels of spring wheat, 16,586 bushels of peas, 14,529 bushels of potatoes, 13,242 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,454 acres of farmland under crops, 10,180 bushels of buckwheat, 9,850 bushels of barley, 9,483 bushels of corn, 8,926 pounds of maple sugar, 7,999 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,309 bushels of winter wheat, $4,349 value garden and orchard crops, 3,754 bushels of rye, 3,565 bushels of turnips, 3,430 bushels of carrots, 3,071 tons of hay, 2,621 sheep, 2,405 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,378 swine, 1,208 acres of spring wheat, 1,130 acres of oats, 1,106 calves and heifers, 940 acres of winter wheat, 903 acres of peas, 821 milk cows, 744 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 641 barrels of pork, 615 horses aged over 3 years, 506 acres of buckwheat, 452 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 386 acres of barley, 385 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 383 acres of farmland in gardens, 344 acres of rye, 336 acres of corn, 295 occupants of farms, 240 bushels of beans, 189 horses aged 3 years and under, 184 acres of potatoes, 169 bulls, oxen, or steers, 104 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 barrels of beef, 90 pounds of flax or hemp, 80 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 pounds of hops, 16 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,166 yards of flannel, $2,835 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 845 yards of fulled cloth, 12 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_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). "Wainfleet., Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on102011-1861/.