Walpole, Ontario (1861 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,842. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 80.055°W.
Population
In 1861, Walpole had a population of 4,842: 2,495 male and 2,347 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
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, Walpole shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,842 total population, 2,495 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,452, 2,347 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,305, 1,758 single males, 1,583 single females, 703 married males, 695 married females, 625 males attending school, 580 females attending school, 102 male births, 93 female births, 69 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 43, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 34 widowed males, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 12 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 315 females aged 5 to 10, 310 single females aged 10 to 15, 308 males aged 5 to 10, 292 single males aged 10 to 15, 287 single males aged 20 to 30, 244 single males aged 15 to 20, 238 married males aged 30 to 40, 237 single females aged 15 to 20, 222 married females aged 20 to 30, 207 married females aged 30 to 40, 174 married males aged 40 to 50, 157 single females aged 20 to 30, 131 married females aged 40 to 50, 122 females aged 1 to 2, 111 married males aged 20 to 30, 97 males aged 3 to 4, 96 males aged 1 to 2, 96 males aged 2 to 3, 94 males aged 4 to 5, 92 females age 3 to 4, 91 married females aged 50 to 60, 89 females aged 2 to 3, 87 married males aged 50 to 60, 85 females aged 4 to 5, 75 single males aged 30 to 40, 64 married males aged 60 to 70, 37 single males aged 40 to 50, 36 single females aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 single females aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,525 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 577 persons originating in England or Wales, 429 persons originating in Ireland, 111 persons originating in the United States, 99 persons originating in Scotland, 77 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,491,918 value farms (dollars), $201,680 value all livestock, 152,376 pounds of homemade butter, 140,748 bushels of oats, 105,627 bushels of peas, $94,751 value horses aged over 3 years, 63,093 bushels of spring wheat, 61,320 bushels of barley, 60,296 acres of land in farms, $58,115 value farm implements in dollars, 49,175 bushels of potatoes, 39,266 pounds of maple sugar, 32,592 acres of farmland under cultivation, 27,704 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,587 acres of farmland under crops, 20,918 bushels of winter wheat, 19,248 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16,957 bushels of turnips, 10,878 bushels of buckwheat, 9,668 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,225 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,103 sheep, 5,779 tons of hay, 4,685 swine, 4,537 bushels of carrots, 4,367 acres of peas, 4,218 acres of spring wheat, 3,930 acres of oats, 3,496 pounds of flax or hemp, $3,425 value garden and orchard crops, 3,323 bushels of corn, 2,662 acres of winter wheat, 2,597 barrels of pork, 2,556 calves and heifers, 2,381 acres of barley, 2,370 gallons of cider, 2,267 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,012 milk cows, 1,377 horses aged over 3 years, 846 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 783 bushels of rye, 686 occupants of farms, 578 acres of buckwheat, 507 horses aged 3 years and under, 435 acres of potatoes, 423 barrels of beef, 337 acres of farmland in gardens, 324 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 314 bulls, oxen, or steers, 306 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 209 bushels of beans, 202 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 109 acres of corn, 99 acres of rye, 93 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 75 acres of turnips, 63 pounds of hops, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,464 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,518 yards of flannel, 2,198 yards of fulled cloth, 394 yards of linen, 214 carriages for pleasure, $50 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 18,711 pounds of fresh fish sold, 12 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
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). "Walpole, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on076010-1861/.