Wawanosh, Ontario (1861 census)
Wawanosh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.847°N, 81.475°W.
Population
In 1861, Wawanosh had a population of 3,151: 1,673 male and 1,478 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 722 |
| 1861 | 3,151 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wawanosh, W-O, 1871 (49.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wawanosh E, 1871 (50.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Wawanosh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,151 total population, 1,673 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,570, 1,478 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,421, 1,110 single males, 910 single females, 540 married males, 526 married females, 308 males attending school, 300 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 103, 103 female births, 94 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, 44 adult females unable to read or write, 42 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 19 adult males unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 222 married females aged 20 to 30, 218 married males aged 30 to 40, 201 females aged 5 to 10, 187 single males aged 20 to 30, 172 married females aged 30 to 40, 172 single males aged 10 to 15, 170 males aged 5 to 10, 168 single females aged 10 to 15, 147 single males aged 15 to 20, 142 single females aged 15 to 20, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 123 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 married females aged 40 to 50, 80 males aged 2 to 3, 79 females aged 1 to 2, 75 males aged 4 to 5, 72 males aged 1 to 2, 69 males aged 3 to 4, 62 females aged 2 to 3, 59 females age 3 to 4, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,850 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 722 persons originating in Ireland, 374 persons originating in Scotland, 134 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 21 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $706,325 value farms (dollars), 108,030 bushels of turnips, 105,284 bushels of spring wheat, 63,573 pounds of homemade butter, 53,330 bushels of potatoes, 52,725 acres of land in farms, 40,019 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 39,935 bushels of oats, $29,578 value farm implements in dollars, 27,240 pounds of maple sugar, 26,798 bushels of peas, $24,890 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,706 acres of farmland under cultivation, $11,812 value all livestock, 9,887 acres of farmland under crops, 5,877 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,764 bushels of winter wheat, 4,723 acres of spring wheat, 2,691 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,361 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,207 swine, 1,938 sheep, 1,925 tons of hay, 1,499 calves and heifers, 1,428 bushels of barley, 1,151 milk cows, 1,136 acres of oats, 1,133 acres of peas, 1,047 barrels of pork, $893 value garden and orchard crops, 842 bulls, oxen, or steers, 543 acres of turnips, 513 occupants of farms, 510 pounds of flax or hemp, 480 acres of potatoes, 467 pounds of hops, 359 bushels of carrots, 353 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 312 horses aged over 3 years, 184 acres of winter wheat, 134 barrels of beef, 128 acres of farmland in gardens, 120 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 113 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 48 acres of barley, 45 bushels of corn, 27 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 4 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,762 yards of flannel, 1,029 yards of fulled cloth, $131 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $60 value carriages for hire (dollars), 3 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 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 males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON079019— 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). "Wawanosh, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wawanosh-on079019-1861/.