Williamsburg, Ontario (1861 census)

Williamsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.987°N, 75.188°W.

Population

In 1861, Williamsburg had a population of 4,675: 2,380 male and 2,295 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Williamsburg shared boundaries with:

• Matilda
• Morrisburg, Village
• Osnabruck
• Winchester

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,675 total population, 2,380 males, 2,295 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,222, Female members of the family who are present: 2,157, 1,578 single males, 1,494 single females, 766 married males, 758 married females, 516 males attending school, 327 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 158, Females present who are not members of the family: 138, 92 male births, 86 female births, 71 adult males unable to read or write, 65 adult females unable to read or write, 43 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 307 females aged 5 to 10, 297 single females aged 10 to 15, 290 single males aged 10 to 15, 275 single females aged 15 to 20, 267 single males aged 15 to 20, 240 males aged 5 to 10, 236 single males aged 20 to 30, 235 married females aged 20 to 30, 204 married males aged 30 to 40, 196 married females aged 30 to 40, 175 single females aged 20 to 30, 174 married males aged 20 to 30, 153 married males aged 40 to 50, 143 married females aged 40 to 50, 124 married males aged 50 to 60, 108 males aged 2 to 3, 108 married females aged 50 to 60, 88 males aged 3 to 4, 87 married males aged 60 to 70, 85 males aged 1 to 2, 81 females age 3 to 4, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 77 females aged 4 to 5, 75 females aged 1 to 2, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 58 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 7 females of unknown age, 6 males of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,916 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 267 persons originating in Ireland, 166 persons originating in the United States, 126 persons originating in Scotland, 92 French Canadians, 44 persons originating in England or Wales, 40 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 10 negroes or coloured persons, 10 persons originating in all other places, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $867,890 value farms (dollars), $160,776 value all livestock, 148,483 pounds of homemade butter, 104,405 bushels of oats, $84,616 value horses aged over 3 years, 49,369 bushels of spring wheat, 46,993 acres of land in farms, $46,792 value farm implements in dollars, 43,269 bushels of potatoes, 31,089 pounds of maple sugar, 27,924 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,069 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,898 bushels of barley, 14,519 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,322 acres of farmland under crops, 9,866 bushels of peas, 9,142 bushels of buckwheat, 5,954 bushels of corn, 5,479 acres of farmland in pasture, $5,295 value garden and orchard crops, 4,464 sheep, 4,037 acres of oats, 3,665 tons of hay, 3,589 acres of spring wheat, 3,561 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,366 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,238 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,249 milk cows, 2,120 bushels of carrots, 1,677 swine, 1,648 calves and heifers, 1,304 horses aged over 3 years, 1,190 barrels of pork, 774 acres of barley, 582 acres of peas, 530 bushels of rye, 517 bushels of winter wheat, 514 occupants of farms, 487 horses aged 3 years and under, 483 acres of potatoes, 437 acres of buckwheat, 378 barrels of beef, 268 acres of farmland in gardens, 248 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 241 acres of corn, 192 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 181 bushels of turnips, 172 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 125 bushels of beans, 104 gallons of cider, 87 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 87 pounds of hops, 69 bulls, oxen, or steers, 35 acres of winter wheat, 25 acres of rye, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,992 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 9,378 yards of flannel, 3,063 yards of fulled cloth, 1,040 yards of linen, 385 carriages for pleasure, $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON068005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON107003 — 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). "Williamsburg, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williamsburg-on068005-1861/.