Willoughby, Ontario (1861 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,539. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1861, Willoughby had a population of 1,539: 803 male and 736 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,539 total population, 803 males, 736 females, Male members of the family who are present: 734, Female members of the family who are present: 684, 551 single males, 457 single females, 247 married females, 241 married males, 178 males attending school, 134 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 69, Females present who are not members of the family: 52, 32 widowed females, 28 male births, 21 female births, 12 adult males unable to read or write, 11 widowed males, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 109 single males aged 10 to 15, 107 single males aged 20 to 30, 98 single females aged 10 to 15, 94 males aged 5 to 10, 90 single females aged 15 to 20, 88 single males aged 15 to 20, 81 females aged 5 to 10, 72 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 52 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females age 3 to 4, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,046 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 193 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 112 persons originating in the United States, 76 persons originating in Ireland, 46 persons originating in France, 42 persons originating in Scotland, 31 negroes or coloured persons, 22 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 male negroes or coloured persons, 12 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $562,385 value farms (dollars), 68,252 bushels of oats, $67,497 value all livestock, 49,110 pounds of homemade butter, $22,350 value horses aged over 3 years, $21,868 value farm implements in dollars, 21,597 bushels of barley, 16,846 acres of land in farms, 15,782 bushels of potatoes, 15,441 gallons of cider, 15,044 bushels of spring wheat, 10,733 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,930 bushels of corn, 8,550 acres of farmland under crops, 7,205 bushels of peas, 6,113 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,734 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,652 bushels of winter wheat, $4,159 value garden and orchard crops, 3,514 bushels of buckwheat, 2,189 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,930 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,856 tons of hay, 1,819 sheep, 1,806 acres of oats, 1,277 bushels of rye, 1,247 pounds of maple sugar, 1,225 bushels of turnips, 1,155 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,046 swine, 862 pounds of flax or hemp, 803 acres of spring wheat, 798 acres of barley, 615 bushels of carrots, 611 calves and heifers, 555 barrels of pork, 540 milk cows, 466 horses aged over 3 years, 455 acres of winter wheat, 421 acres of peas, 390 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 265 acres of corn, 253 acres of farmland in gardens, 226 acres of buckwheat, 197 occupants of farms, 170 acres of potatoes, 118 acres of rye, 108 horses aged 3 years and under, 86 barrels of beef, 78 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 63 bushels of beans, 52 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 51 pounds of hops, 35 bulls, oxen, or steers, 32 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,633 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,658 yards of flannel, 497 yards of fulled cloth, 93 carriages for pleasure, 42 yards of linen. (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 males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_Ontario
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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on102013-1861/.