Yonge, Ontario (1861 census)
Yonge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,884. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.571°N, 75.908°W.
Population
In 1861, Yonge had a population of 3,884: 1,950 male and 1,934 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,661 |
| 1861 | 3,884 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Yonge, Front, 1871 (52.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Yonge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,884 total population, 1,950 males, 1,934 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,820, Female members of the family who are present: 1,812, 1,310 single males, 1,257 single females, 607 married males, 593 married females, 422 males attending school, 415 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 130, Females present who are not members of the family: 122, 84 widowed females, 71 male births, 63 female births, 58 adult males unable to read or write, 49 adult females unable to read or write, 33 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 260 single females aged 10 to 15, 255 single males aged 20 to 30, 229 single females aged 15 to 20, 219 males aged 5 to 10, 219 single males aged 10 to 15, 209 single males aged 15 to 20, 205 single females aged 20 to 30, 192 females aged 5 to 10, 187 married females aged 20 to 30, 167 married males aged 30 to 40, 156 married females aged 30 to 40, 123 married males aged 40 to 50, 108 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 married males aged 50 to 60, 91 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 males aged 1 to 2, 73 married males aged 60 to 70, 72 females aged 1 to 2, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 62 females aged 2 to 3, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females age 3 to 4, 45 married females aged 60 to 70, 42 single females aged 30 to 40, 39 single males aged 30 to 40, 37 married males aged 70 to 80, 23 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,095 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 423 persons originating in Ireland, 158 persons originating in the United States, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 65 persons originating in England or Wales, 64 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $706,365 value farms (dollars), 174,700 pounds of homemade butter, $137,667 value all livestock, 61,356 bushels of oats, $59,297 value horses aged over 3 years, 51,803 pounds of maple sugar, 50,222 acres of land in farms, 49,306 bushels of spring wheat, 40,673 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37,908 bushels of potatoes, $31,790 value farm implements in dollars, 27,074 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,148 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,346 acres of farmland under crops, 15,155 bushels of peas, 13,066 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,462 bushels of corn, 7,625 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,739 bushels of buckwheat, $5,031 value garden and orchard crops, 3,804 sheep, 3,514 acres of spring wheat, 3,510 tons of hay, 3,275 bushels of carrots, 2,453 bushels of barley, 2,192 milk cows, 2,117 acres of oats, 2,033 bushels of rye, 1,815 calves and heifers, 1,678 bushels of turnips, 1,591 bushels of winter wheat, 1,570 gallons of cider, 1,279 barrels of pork, 1,247 swine, 1,111 pounds of hops, 1,095 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,064 horses aged over 3 years, 951 acres of peas, 672 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 441 acres of potatoes, 407 occupants of farms, 395 horses aged 3 years and under, 384 barrels of beef, 311 acres of corn, 308 acres of buckwheat, 198 bushels of beans, 177 acres of farmland in gardens, 166 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 141 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 139 acres of winter wheat, 120 acres of rye, 115 acres of barley, 96 bulls, oxen, or steers, 52 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $16,424 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,084 yards of flannel, 3,128 yards of fulled cloth, 391 carriages for pleasure, $115 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 606 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 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 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 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 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 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Classon Miller | 1836–1884 | born here |
| Leonora Howard King | 1851–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083012— 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). "Yonge, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-on083012-1861/.