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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q386338

Whitby, Town of, Ontario (1861 census)

Whitby, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,697. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.874°N, 78.941°W.

Population

In 1861, Whitby, Town of had a population of 2,697: 1,368 male and 1,329 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, Town of shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,697 total population, 1,368 males, 1,329 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,172, Female members of the family who are present: 1,150, 905 single males, 846 single females, 438 married males, 427 married females, 231 females attending school, 228 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 196, Females present who are not members of the family: 179, 60 male births, 56 widowed females, 54 female births, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 25 adult males unable to read or write, 25 widowed males, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 167 married females aged 20 to 30, 159 married males aged 30 to 40, 157 single males aged 20 to 30, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 155 females aged 5 to 10, 154 single females aged 10 to 15, 149 males aged 5 to 10, 141 single females aged 15 to 20, 135 married females aged 30 to 40, 117 single males aged 15 to 20, 99 married males aged 40 to 50, 96 single females aged 20 to 30, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 54 males aged 3 to 4, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 females age 3 to 4, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 33 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 males of unknown age, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,504 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 415 persons originating in England or Wales, 412 persons originating in Ireland, 181 persons originating in Scotland, 125 persons originating in the United States, 30 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 French Canadians, 5 female negroes or coloured persons, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $369,743 value farms (dollars), $49,236 value all livestock, 35,205 bushels of turnips, 16,949 bushels of spring wheat, 13,080 bushels of oats, $9,585 value farm implements in dollars, 8,756 pounds of homemade butter, 7,600 bushels of potatoes, 6,550 bushels of peas, 5,840 bushels of carrots, 4,600 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,376 acres of land in farms, 2,829 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,524 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,766 acres of farmland under crops, 1,640 bushels of barley, 1,625 bushels of corn, 1,260 gallons of cider, 1,166 pounds of wool produced on farms, $996 value garden and orchard crops, 964 acres of farmland in pasture, 826 acres of spring wheat, 702 pounds of maple sugar, 570 bushels of winter wheat, 547 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 490 sheep, 472 milk cows, 436 tons of hay, 384 swine, 379 horses aged over 3 years, 330 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 301 acres of oats, 250 acres of peas, 196 calves and heifers, 175 bushels of beans, 150 pounds of flax or hemp, 134 barrels of pork, 122 bushels of buckwheat, 99 acres of farmland in gardens, 84 acres of turnips, 49 acres of winter wheat, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 acres of barley, 38 acres of corn, 35 occupants of farms, 20 bulls, oxen, or steers, 18 barrels of beef, 16 acres of potatoes, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,082 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 173 carriages for pleasure, 50 yards of fulled cloth, 20 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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, Town of, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-town-of-on089013-1861/.