Westmeath, Ontario (1861 census)
Westmeath was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,001. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.763°N, 76.884°W.
Population
In 1861, Westmeath had a population of 2,001: 1,074 male and 927 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,152 |
| 1861 | 2,001 |
| 1871 | 2,632 |
| 1881 | 3,220 |
| 1891 | 3,612 |
| 1901 | 3,586 |
| 1911 | 3,246 |
| 1921 | 3,081 |
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, Westmeath shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,001 total population, 1,074 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,022, 927 females, Female members of the family who are present: 911, 754 single males, 614 single females, 313 married males, 293 married females, 198 males attending school, 153 females attending school, 58 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, 49 male births, 20 widowed females, 18 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, 15 adult females unable to read or write, 7 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 176 males aged 5 to 10, 156 females aged 5 to 10, 136 single males aged 10 to 15, 117 single males aged 15 to 20, 114 single females aged 10 to 15, 112 married females aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 single females aged 15 to 20, 81 married females aged 30 to 40, 64 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 43 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,256 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 351 French Canadians, 246 persons originating in Ireland, 59 persons originating in Scotland, 47 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $317,129 value farms (dollars), 49,299 bushels of oats, $45,311 value all livestock, 43,719 acres of land in farms, 42,713 bushels of potatoes, 35,067 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,880 pounds of homemade butter, $18,394 value horses aged over 3 years, 16,137 bushels of spring wheat, 10,961 bushels of winter wheat, $10,713 value farm implements in dollars, 8,652 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,729 bushels of peas, 7,220 bushels of turnips, 6,627 acres of farmland under crops, 4,332 pounds of maple sugar, 3,772 pounds of wool produced on farms, $2,723 value garden and orchard crops, 1,996 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,877 acres of oats, 1,670 tons of hay, 1,482 bushels of barley, 1,199 bushels of corn, 1,068 acres of spring wheat, 1,000 bushels of carrots, 963 sheep, 806 swine, 684 calves and heifers, 642 acres of winter wheat, 583 milk cows, 572 barrels of pork, 512 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 492 acres of peas, 325 occupants of farms, 295 acres of potatoes, 275 horses aged over 3 years, 243 bushels of buckwheat, 208 bulls, oxen, or steers, 183 bushels of rye, 179 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 143 barrels of beef, 134 horses aged 3 years and under, 132 bushels of beans, 89 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 acres of barley, 54 pounds of hops, 40 acres of corn, 31 acres of turnips, 29 acres of farmland in gardens, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of buckwheat, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 acres of rye, 6 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,578 yards of flannel, $1,205 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 433 yards of fulled cloth, 42 carriages for pleasure. (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: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263132
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). "Westmeath, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westmeath-on096020-1861/.