Walsingham, Ontario (1861 census)
Walsingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.677°N, 80.512°W.
Population
In 1861, Walsingham had a population of 4,855: 2,747 male and 2,108 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,090 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 5,290 |
| 1881 | 5,819 |
| 1891 | 4,785 |
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 contained Walsingham, 1851 (91.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Walsingham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,855 total population, 2,747 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,313, 2,108 females, 1,843 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,656, 1,339 single females, 860 married males, 706 married females, 488 males attending school, 480 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 452, Males present who are not members of the family: 434, 111 male births, 107 female births, 76 adult males unable to read or write, 63 widowed females, 47 adult females unable to read or write, 44 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 436 single males aged 20 to 30, 330 males aged 5 to 10, 280 females aged 5 to 10, 280 single males aged 15 to 20, 277 married males aged 30 to 40, 275 married females aged 20 to 30, 257 married males aged 20 to 30, 256 single males aged 10 to 15, 255 single females aged 10 to 15, 226 single females aged 15 to 20, 209 married females aged 30 to 40, 180 married males aged 40 to 50, 107 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 males aged 4 to 5, 89 females aged 1 to 2, 85 married females aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 50 to 60, 80 males aged 2 to 3, 78 females age 3 to 4, 78 females aged 2 to 3, 73 females aged 4 to 5, 73 single males aged 30 to 40, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 65 males aged 3 to 4, 65 married females aged 50 to 60, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 males of unknown age, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 8 females of unknown age, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females over 100, 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,713 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 374 persons originating in England or Wales, 261 persons originating in the United States, 246 persons originating in Ireland, 103 persons originating in Scotland, 59 French Canadians, 39 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 20 persons originating in New Brunswick, 16 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 13 persons originating in France, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $835,455 value farms (dollars), $136,282 value all livestock, 83,801 pounds of homemade butter, $50,857 value horses aged over 3 years, 38,917 acres of land in farms, 34,102 bushels of potatoes, 33,033 bushels of winter wheat, 30,816 bushels of turnips, $28,145 value farm implements in dollars, 26,249 bushels of oats, 24,354 pounds of maple sugar, 23,873 bushels of peas, 20,207 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,710 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,127 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13,308 bushels of buckwheat, 12,738 acres of farmland under crops, 11,596 bushels of corn, 10,884 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,228 gallons of cider, 7,509 bushels of carrots, 7,006 bushels of spring wheat, $5,677 value garden and orchard crops, 5,334 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,282 tons of hay, 3,573 sheep, 2,720 swine, 2,527 bushels of barley, 2,469 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2,395 acres of winter wheat, 1,636 bushels of rye, 1,415 acres of peas, 1,333 milk cows, 1,327 calves and heifers, 1,317 acres of oats, 1,126 barrels of pork, 862 horses aged over 3 years, 791 acres of buckwheat, 773 acres of spring wheat, 638 acres of farmland in gardens, 530 acres of corn, 519 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 412 occupants of farms, 365 bulls, oxen, or steers, 310 acres of potatoes, 261 bushels of beans, 253 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 198 barrels of beef, 198 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 181 horses aged 3 years and under, 148 acres of rye, 145 acres of barley, 128 acres of turnips, 122 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 66 pounds of hops, 61 pounds of flax or hemp, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,023 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,816 yards of flannel, 1,479 yards of fulled cloth, $445 value carriages for hire (dollars), 132 carriages for pleasure, 7 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 49 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098006— 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). "Walsingham, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walsingham-on087006-1861/.