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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q386338

Whitby, East, Ontario (1861 census)

Whitby, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,665. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.950°N, 78.879°W.

Population

In 1861, Whitby, East had a population of 3,665: 1,954 male and 1,711 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Whitby, East shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,665 total population, 1,954 males, 1,711 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,709, Female members of the family who are present: 1,405, 1,403 single males, 1,144 single females, 523 married males, 495 married females, 390 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 306, 306 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 245, 85 male births, 72 widowed females, 51 female births, 35 adult males unable to read or write, 33 adult females unable to read or write, 28 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 285 males aged 5 to 10, 271 single males aged 10 to 15, 233 single females aged 10 to 15, 223 single males aged 20 to 30, 210 females aged 5 to 10, 210 single males aged 15 to 20, 201 single females aged 15 to 20, 143 married females aged 30 to 40, 142 single females aged 20 to 30, 137 married males aged 30 to 40, 133 married males aged 40 to 50, 122 married females aged 40 to 50, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 50 to 60, 80 males aged 2 to 3, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 60 to 70, 65 females age 3 to 4, 64 males aged 1 to 2, 64 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 3 to 4, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 57 females aged 4 to 5, 56 females aged 1 to 2, 54 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married females aged 60 to 70, 31 single females aged 30 to 40, 26 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 females of unknown age, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,197 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 852 persons originating in England or Wales, 231 persons originating in Ireland, 228 persons originating in Scotland, 121 persons originating in the United States, 25 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,698,607 value farms (dollars), 200,022 bushels of turnips, $182,802 value all livestock, $147,241 value horses aged over 3 years, 102,838 bushels of spring wheat, 77,338 bushels of oats, $70,581 value farm implements in dollars, 69,877 pounds of homemade butter, 40,460 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33,970 bushels of potatoes, 33,295 bushels of winter wheat, 31,842 bushels of carrots, 31,210 bushels of peas, 29,873 acres of land in farms, 23,454 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,269 pounds of wool produced on farms, 18,823 acres of farmland under crops, 18,388 pounds of maple sugar, 15,955 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 14,238 bushels of barley, 12,634 bushels of corn, 11,145 gallons of cider, $8,376 value garden and orchard crops, 6,419 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,000 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,678 acres of spring wheat, 4,193 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,186 sheep, 3,479 tons of hay, 3,025 pounds of hops, 2,002 acres of oats, 1,883 acres of winter wheat, 1,701 swine, 1,565 calves and heifers, 1,493 milk cows, 1,395 acres of peas, 1,152 horses aged over 3 years, 1,061 barrels of pork, 446 acres of turnips, 438 acres of farmland in gardens, 434 acres of barley, 429 acres of corn, 426 bushels of buckwheat, 396 bushels of beans, 347 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 341 acres of potatoes, 338 occupants of farms, 331 horses aged 3 years and under, 255 barrels of beef, 221 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 192 bushels of rye, 167 bulls, oxen, or steers, 160 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 acres of mangel wurtzel, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 acres of rye, 17 acres of buckwheat, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $21,118 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,432 yards of flannel, 586 yards of fulled cloth, 477 carriages for pleasure, $435 value carriages for hire (dollars), 96 yards of linen, 9 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Whitby, East, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-east-on089011-1861/.