Yarmouth, Ontario (1861 census)
Yarmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.757°N, 81.124°W.
Population
In 1861, Yarmouth had a population of 6,166: 3,117 male and 3,049 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,288 |
| 1861 | 6,166 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 5,575 |
| 1891 | 5,471 |
| 1901 | 5,089 |
| 1911 | 5,217 |
| 1921 | 5,212 |
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, Yarmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 191 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,166 total population, 3,117 males, 3,049 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,915, Female members of the family who are present: 2,895, 2,127 single males, 2,001 single females, 928 married males, 916 married females, 766 males attending school, 689 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 202, Females present who are not members of the family: 154, 132 widowed females, 101 male births, 86 female births, 62 widowed males, 43 adult males unable to read or write, 22 adult females unable to read or write, 7 lunatic females, 5 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 426 males aged 5 to 10, 395 females aged 5 to 10, 382 single females aged 10 to 15, 373 single males aged 20 to 30, 366 single females aged 15 to 20, 349 single males aged 10 to 15, 340 single males aged 15 to 20, 286 married males aged 30 to 40, 275 married females aged 20 to 30, 275 married females aged 30 to 40, 253 single females aged 20 to 30, 214 married males aged 40 to 50, 165 married females aged 40 to 50, 157 married males aged 20 to 30, 141 married males aged 50 to 60, 118 females aged 4 to 5, 118 males aged 3 to 4, 117 males aged 2 to 3, 105 married females aged 50 to 60, 103 males aged 1 to 2, 101 females aged 2 to 3, 98 females aged 1 to 2, 92 females age 3 to 4, 87 males aged 4 to 5, 84 married males aged 60 to 70, 61 single males aged 30 to 40, 57 married females aged 60 to 70, 52 single females aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 70 to 80, 30 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 26 single females aged 40 to 50, 25 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 23 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 22 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 single females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,483 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 732 persons originating in England or Wales, 379 persons originating in Scotland, 362 persons originating in the United States, 312 persons originating in Ireland, 91 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 42 persons originating in New Brunswick, 39 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,024,625 value farms (dollars), $278,391 value all livestock, 180,194 pounds of homemade butter, 158,121 bushels of oats, 126,414 bushels of peas, 115,324 bushels of turnips, $113,330 value horses aged over 3 years, $73,295 value farm implements in dollars, 69,724 bushels of potatoes, 64,787 pounds of maple sugar, 63,928 acres of land in farms, 44,192 gallons of cider, 42,690 pounds of wool produced on farms, 42,631 bushels of spring wheat, 40,102 acres of farmland under cultivation, 38,097 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33,441 bushels of winter wheat, 28,835 bushels of corn, 24,271 bushels of barley, 23,826 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,398 bushels of carrots, 19,553 acres of farmland under crops, 19,509 acres of farmland in pasture, $14,252 value garden and orchard crops, 11,176 sheep, 8,348 bushels of buckwheat, 7,587 tons of hay, 5,479 swine, 5,242 acres of peas, 4,115 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,940 acres of oats, 3,744 calves and heifers, 3,599 acres of winter wheat, 2,934 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,790 acres of spring wheat, 2,710 bushels of rye, 2,556 milk cows, 1,802 horses aged over 3 years, 1,556 barrels of pork, 1,164 acres of corn, 1,044 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,040 acres of farmland in gardens, 864 acres of barley, 675 acres of potatoes, 632 occupants of farms, 585 horses aged 3 years and under, 513 acres of buckwheat, 366 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 365 acres of turnips, 350 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 306 bulls, oxen, or steers, 295 barrels of beef, 212 acres of rye, 131 bushels of beans, 118 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 106 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 9,260 yards of flannel, $7,300 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,781 yards of fulled cloth, 298 carriages for pleasure, $50 value carriages for hire (dollars), 25 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 57 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 30, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Wilson Hilborn | 1849–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109007_1881_1921— 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). "Yarmouth, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yarmouth-on070009-1861/.