Wilmot, Ontario (1861 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,173. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1861, Wilmot had a population of 6,173: 3,145 male and 3,028 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,297 |
| 1861 | 6,173 |
| 1871 | 5,811 |
| 1881 | 5,358 |
| 1891 | 5,487 |
| 1901 | 4,944 |
| 1911 | 4,569 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
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, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
- Blandford
- Blenheim
- Dumfries, North
- Easthope, North
- Easthope, South
- Hamburg, Village
- Waterloo, North
- Waterloo, South
- Wellesley
- Zorra, East
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,173 total population, 3,145 males, 3,028 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,832, Female members of the family who are present: 2,767, 2,051 single females, 909 married females, 712 males attending school, 632 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 313, Females present who are not members of the family: 261, 129 female births, 123 male births, 69 adult females unable to read or write, 68 widowed females, 62 adult males unable to read or write, 43 widowed males, 8 lunatic females, 6 lunatic males, 4 blind females, 4 persons at sea, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 426 males aged 5 to 10, 425 single females aged 10 to 15, 424 females aged 5 to 10, 418 single males aged 10 to 15, 399 single females aged 15 to 20, 396 single males aged 15 to 20, 300 married females aged 20 to 30, 294 married females aged 30 to 40, 285 single males aged 20 to 30, 271 married males aged 30 to 40, 210 married males aged 40 to 50, 209 married males aged 20 to 30, 182 married females aged 40 to 50, 128 females aged 1 to 2, 128 males aged 2 to 3, 126 females aged 2 to 3, 121 males aged 1 to 2, 119 males aged 3 to 4, 117 females age 3 to 4, 112 females aged 4 to 5, 110 males aged 4 to 5, 110 married males aged 50 to 60, 104 single females aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 50 to 60, 65 single males aged 30 to 40, 58 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 single females aged 30 to 40, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 29 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,064 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,544 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 689 French Canadians, 313 persons originating in France, 160 persons originating in England or Wales, 129 persons originating in Ireland, 124 persons originating in the United States, 102 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in Switzerland, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,013,910 value farms (dollars), $222,387 value all livestock, 137,907 bushels of turnips, 136,125 bushels of oats, 129,649 bushels of winter wheat, 101,006 pounds of homemade butter, $98,222 value horses aged over 3 years, $86,242 value farm implements in dollars, 83,014 bushels of spring wheat, 81,049 bushels of potatoes, 77,599 pounds of flax or hemp, 56,754 acres of land in farms, 52,628 bushels of peas, 38,792 pounds of maple sugar, 37,814 acres of farmland under cultivation, 29,086 pounds of wool produced on farms, 26,212 acres of farmland under crops, 18,940 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,460 gallons of cider, 10,712 acres of farmland in pasture, $10,006 value garden and orchard crops, 7,718 bushels of barley, 7,529 bushels of carrots, 7,121 sheep, 6,680 acres of winter wheat, 4,874 swine, 4,868 tons of hay, 4,604 acres of spring wheat, 4,447 acres of oats, 4,230 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,438 bushels of rye, 2,572 calves and heifers, 2,527 milk cows, 2,369 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,219 acres of peas, 2,180 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,643 horses aged over 3 years, 1,476 barrels of pork, 890 acres of farmland in gardens, 770 bushels of corn, 710 bulls, oxen, or steers, 693 acres of potatoes, 667 horses aged 3 years and under, 634 acres of turnips, 531 occupants of farms, 385 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 314 acres of barley, 266 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 259 acres of rye, 236 bushels of buckwheat, 228 bushels of beans, 147 barrels of beef, 142 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 78 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 pounds of hops, 29 acres of corn, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of buckwheat, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,016 yards of flannel, 5,598 yards of fulled cloth, $4,967 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,295 yards of linen, 399 carriages for pleasure, $40 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Livingston | 1838–1920 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot,_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). "Wilmot, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on101011-1861/.