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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q115263179

Woodhouse, Ontario (1861 census)

Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,703. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.

Population

In 1861, Woodhouse had a population of 3,703: 1,908 male and 1,795 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18512,894
18613,703
18713,865
18812,922
18912,508
19012,379
19112,302
19212,227

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, Woodhouse shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,703 total population, 1,908 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,807, 1,795 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,708, 1,268 single males, 1,137 single females, 613 married males, 598 married females, 436 males attending school, 334 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 101, Females present who are not members of the family: 87, 68 female births, 63 male births, 60 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 17 adult males unable to read or write, 13 adult females unable to read or write, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 246 males aged 5 to 10, 242 females aged 5 to 10, 227 single males aged 10 to 15, 220 single females aged 10 to 15, 203 married males aged 30 to 40, 196 single males aged 15 to 20, 192 married females aged 30 to 40, 190 single females aged 15 to 20, 188 married females aged 20 to 30, 180 single males aged 20 to 30, 152 married males aged 40 to 50, 128 single females aged 20 to 30, 120 married females aged 40 to 50, 120 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 males aged 1 to 2, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 73 males aged 4 to 5, 67 females aged 1 to 2, 67 females aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 60 females age 3 to 4, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 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 2,453 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 318 persons originating in Ireland, 306 persons originating in England or Wales, 295 persons originating in Scotland, 242 persons originating in the United States, 33 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 18 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 persons originating in the West Indies, 8 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 5 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $986,760 value farms (dollars), $120,774 value all livestock, 77,211 pounds of homemade butter, $51,440 value horses aged over 3 years, 47,922 bushels of oats, 46,713 bushels of winter wheat, 34,328 bushels of potatoes, $32,281 value farm implements in dollars, 30,361 bushels of peas, 28,864 acres of land in farms, 25,365 gallons of cider, 17,804 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,391 pounds of maple sugar, 13,079 acres of farmland under crops, 12,812 bushels of corn, 12,728 bushels of barley, 12,483 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,203 bushels of buckwheat, 11,060 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,488 bushels of spring wheat, 8,914 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $6,103 value garden and orchard crops, 5,581 bushels of turnips, 4,187 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,924 sheep, 3,677 tons of hay, 3,010 acres of winter wheat, 2,983 bushels of rye, 2,118 swine, 1,520 acres of peas, 1,337 acres of oats, 1,132 milk cows, 1,041 bushels of carrots, 1,035 calves and heifers, 1,020 barrels of pork, 888 horses aged over 3 years, 802 acres of spring wheat, 761 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 626 acres of barley, 623 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 551 acres of buckwheat, 538 acres of farmland in gardens, 441 acres of corn, 390 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 354 barrels of beef, 347 bushels of beans, 297 occupants of farms, 291 horses aged 3 years and under, 289 acres of potatoes, 256 acres of rye, 165 pounds of flax or hemp, 144 bulls, oxen, or steers, 125 acres of turnips, 115 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 87 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 pounds of hops, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $20,210 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,441 yards of flannel, 1,476 yards of fulled cloth, $1,170 value carriages for hire (dollars), 365 carriages for pleasure, 28 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on087008-1861/.