Wilberforce, Ontario (1861 census)
Wilberforce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,288. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.613°N, 77.124°W.
Population
In 1861, Wilberforce had a population of 1,288: 666 male and 622 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,288 |
| 1871 | 1,955 |
| 1921 | 1,698 |
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, Wilberforce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,288 total population, 666 males, 622 females, Male members of the family who are present: 585, Female members of the family who are present: 583, 464 single males, 423 single females, 194 married males, 182 married females, 130 males attending school, 123 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, 73 adult females unable to read or write, 62 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 39, 28 female births, 25 male births, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 108 females aged 5 to 10, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 84 single males aged 10 to 15, 75 single females aged 15 to 20, 73 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 single males aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 married females aged 30 to 40, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 23 females age 3 to 4, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males 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 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 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.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 794 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 340 persons originating in Ireland, 72 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 26 French Canadians, 26 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 8 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $114,613 value farms (dollars), 35,970 bushels of potatoes, 32,670 pounds of homemade butter, $29,141 value all livestock, 25,451 acres of land in farms, $22,317 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,509 bushels of oats, 19,625 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,925 bushels of winter wheat, 7,726 bushels of spring wheat, 5,826 acres of farmland under cultivation, $5,526 value farm implements in dollars, 5,345 pounds of maple sugar, 3,925 acres of farmland under crops, 3,489 bushels of peas, 2,733 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,496 bushels of turnips, 1,883 acres of farmland in pasture, 942 acres of oats, 923 tons of hay, 818 sheep, 649 bushels of buckwheat, 530 acres of spring wheat, 509 calves and heifers, $476 value garden and orchard crops, 467 swine, 426 acres of winter wheat, 411 milk cows, 378 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 352 barrels of pork, 310 bushels of corn, 270 bushels of barley, 220 acres of peas, 213 acres of potatoes, 197 pounds of hops, 194 occupants of farms, 148 horses aged over 3 years, 130 barrels of beef, 113 bulls, oxen, or steers, 97 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 78 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 bushels of beans, 71 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 bushels of rye, 41 bushels of carrots, 36 acres of buckwheat, 18 acres of barley, 18 acres of farmland in gardens, 15 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 acres of corn, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of rye, 5 pounds of flax or hemp, 2 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,401 yards of flannel, 257 yards of fulled cloth, $216 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 11 yards of linen, 6 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263150
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). "Wilberforce, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-on096021-1861/.