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Ontario in the Canadian Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

The first census in Canada was in 1851. Ontario was called Canada West (also known at times as Upper Canada) in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Ontario and is in all Canada Censuses thereafter.

Links to all Canada Census
Library and Archives of Canada - more census information
1842 Census for Ontario is head of household only

1851	1861	1871
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; index and some images - Ontario Only FamilySearch; images - Ontario Only Ancestry; index & images ($)	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1911	1921	1931
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	Ancestry.com MyHeritage.com	Ancestry.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada; images Only

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses

1800-1842	1842 (partial)	1851/52
Ancestry; index ($)	FamilySearch; index and images Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	FamilySearch; index Ancestry; index & images ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images

Non-population Schedules

1848	1871
Huran, Middlesex, and Perth counties - at FamilySearch; images (*) Durham, Grenville, Leeds, and Northumberland counties - at FamilySearch; images	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry; index ($)

Additional Resources

Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses at Statistics Canada
In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List

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-Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives of Canada, and at other provincial and local archives. The [[Canada Census|Canada Census section]] of the&nbsp;Canada Research Outline provides more detailed information about the federal records.
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+==Ontario in the Canadian Censuses==
+===Population Schedules - Online Records===
+The first census in Canada was in 1851. Ontario was called Canada West (also known at times as Upper Canada) in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Ontario and is in all Canada Censuses thereafter.
+*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
+*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
+*1842 Census for Ontario is head of household only
-The Family History Library has Canadian federal censuses of Ontario for 1871, 1881, 1891, and 1901. The 1881 census has been indexed, transcribed and placed online at [http://www.FamilySearch.org www.FamilySearch.org].
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1851'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1861'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1871'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1325192|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1061/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1851 Findmypast.com]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1460164|FamilySearch}}; index and some images - Ontario Only
+----[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/179027?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]; images - Ontario Only
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1570/ Ancestry]; index & images ($)
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1551612|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1871 Findmypast.com]
+|-
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1881'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1891'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1901'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/484467?availability=Family%20History%20Library images]
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584557|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com]
+|-
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1911'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1921'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1931'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1911 Findmypast.com]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com]
+|style="vertical-align:top"| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62640/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; images Only
+|}
-'''Index, 1871 Census of Ontario'''. Most Canadian national censuses are not indexed by province. The Canadian government did not make indexes. The Ontario Genealogical Society prepared an index for the 1871 census of the province:
-Elliott, Bruce S., ed. ''Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario''. 30 Volumes. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986-1992. (FHL book 971.3 X22i 1871; not on microfilm.) A computer version of the original databases for this index is available at the National Archives of Canada and the Automated Resource Center of the Family History Library. This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under the heading ONTARIO - CENSUS - 1871 - INDEXES.
+====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"| '''1800-1842'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"| '''1842 (partial)'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"| '''1851/52'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8829/ Ancestry]; index ($)
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1834342|FamilySearch}}; index and images
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1842-canada-west/Pages/1842-canada-west.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1325192|FamilySearch}}; index
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1061/ Ancestry]; index & images ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/1851.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
+|-
+|}
-The 1871 Ontario census is indexed and online at: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020108_e.html
+===Non-population Schedules===
-== Provincial ==
+{| class="wikitable" width= "50%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:50%"| '''1848'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:50%"| '''1871'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/183461?availability=Family%20History%20Library Huran, Middlesex, and Perth counties] - at FamilySearch; images (*)
+----[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/594185?availability=Family%20History%20Library Durham, Grenville, Leeds, and Northumberland counties] - at FamilySearch; images
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1554429|FamilySearch}}; index and images
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry]; index ($)
+|-
+|}
-'''Pre-1842'''. The pre-1842 censuses of Ontario were taken each year by local tax assessors and filed with the District Clerk of the Peace. Most have been lost. Those for Augusta Township, Grenville County, are on FHL film 393998. They cover the years 1796, 1806, 1813, 1823, and 1824. Other head-of-household lists made by tax assessors date from the late 1820s and 1830s for some townships. See the "[[Ontario Taxation|Taxation]]" section of this outline.
+==Additional Resources==
+*[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses] at Statistics Canada
+*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]
-'''1842-1850'''. The first census for all of Upper Canada (present southern Ontario) was a head-of-household census taken in 1842. Much of it does not survive. The 1848 and 1850 head-of-household censuses exist for only three of twenty districts then in the province: Huron, Johnstown, and Newcastle. The available 1848 and 1850 censuses are indexed in:
+==References==
-Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1848 and 1850 Canada West (Ontario) Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Publishing, 1984. (FHL book 971.3 X22d; not on microfilm.)
-'''1851-61'''. Important every-name censuses were taken in southern Ontario for 1851 (actually taken in 1852) and 1861. Some sections of these censuses are lost. A list of townships for which these and other censuses are available is in the Ontario section of:
-Hillman, Thomas A. ''Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1891''. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, 1987. (FHL book 971 X23ht; not on microfilm.)
+{{reflist}}
-Census Indexes. A bibliography of available census indexes by township is:
-Crowder, Norman K. ''Indexes to Ontario Census Records: Interim Update''. Nepean, Ontario: Crowder, 1992. (FHL book 971.3 X23c 1992; fiche 6075927.)
+{{Ontario|Ontario}}
-All census records for Ontario are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the headings:
-ONTARIO - CENSUS - [YEAR]
-ONTARIO, [DISTRICT] - CENSUS - [YEAR]
+{{reflist}}
-ONTARIO, [COUNTY] - CENSUS - [YEAR]
+[[Category:Canada_Census_templates]] [[Category:Ontario, Canada]] [[Category:Canada Census]]
-ONTARIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CENSUS - [YEAR]
-'''Online Resources'''
-http://www.censusfinder.com/ontario-canada-census-records.htm
-http://www.census-online.com/links/Canada/
-http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html
-[http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] has indexed, digitized and placed online most Canadian censuses. This is a subscription website.
-[[Category:Ontario]]
-[[Category:Canada]]<br>