Elmsley N, Ontario (1851 census)
Elmsley N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.896°N, 76.145°W.
Population
In 1851, Elmsley N had a population of 2,031: 1,090 male and 941 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,031 |
| 1861 | 1,399 |
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1901 | 1,087 |
| 1911 | 1,066 |
| 1921 | 779 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Elmsley N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,031 total population, 1,090 males, Male members of the family who are present: 961, 941 females, Female members of the family who are present: 841, 781 single males, 617 single females, 324 families, 290 married females, 287 married males, 224 males attending school, 190 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 129, Females present who are not members of the family: 100, 41 male births, 37 female births, 34 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 30, Female members of the family who are absent: 23, 22 widowed males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 166 single males aged 10 to 15, 154 single males aged 15 to 20, 144 males aged 5 to 10, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 136 single females aged 10 to 15, 126 single males aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 married females aged 20 to 30, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 single females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 64 married females aged 40 to 50, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 males under age 1, 41 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 females under age 1, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,181 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 472 persons originating in Ireland, 204 persons originating in Scotland, 59 persons originating in England or Wales, 50 French Canadians, 47 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in all other places, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland, 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 45,956 pounds of homemade butter, 26,645 acres of land in farms, 25,543 bushels of potatoes, 16,294 bushels of oats, 15,594 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,002 bushels of wheat, 7,989 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,051 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,596 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,406 acres of farmland under crops, 2,702 bushels of turnips, 2,327 pounds of maple sugar, 2,123 bushels of peas, 2,085 sheep, 1,795 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,562 tons of hay, 917 swine, 894 acres of wheat, 758 calves and heifers, 745 acres of corn, 745 bushels of corn, 744 milk cows, 715 acres of oats, 552 bushels of buckwheat, 481 barrels of pork, 416 horses, 379 bushels of rye, 360 bushels of barley, 302 bulls, oxen, or steers, 266 acres of potatoes, 196 occupants of farms, 145 acres of peas, 138 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 129 pounds of flax or hemp, 125 barrels of beef, 84 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 bushels of carrots, 64 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 pounds of hops, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 acres of buckwheat, 35 acres of rye, 35 bushels of beans, 29 acres of barley, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,152 yards of flannel, 1,517 yards of fulled cloth, $400 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $50 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in saw mills, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital. 1,300,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Bawlf | 1849–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007— 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 1851 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). "Elmsley N, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-n-on019007-1851/.