Adelaide, Ontario (1851 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Middlesex County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 81.693°W.
Population
In 1851, Adelaide had a population of 1,979: 1,064 male and 915 female residents. Population density was 25.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,979 |
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
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, Adelaide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 345 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 320 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 21 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 851 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 64 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 972 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 52 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 92 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 320 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 34 |
| Number of females | 915 |
| Number of females attending school | 138 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 37 |
| Number of males | 1,064 |
| Number of males attending school | 156 |
| Number of married females | 303 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of single females | 586 |
| Number of single males | 725 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| POP | 1,979 |
| POP FX N.1 | 915 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,064 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,979 |
| Total population | 1,979 |
Age structure (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 25 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 34 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 38 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 146 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 43 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 36 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 42 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 33 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 158 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 50 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 112 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 85 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 44 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 35 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 64 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 106 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 56 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 46 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 147 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 74 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 31 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 133 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 95 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 109 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,032 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 296 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 450 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 119 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 61 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 3 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 9 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 41 |
| Acres of corn | 180 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,452 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,048 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,204 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 7,730 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,778 |
| Acres of oats | 967 |
| Acres of peas | 623 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of rye | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,671 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 199 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 444 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,513 |
| BEEF BAR | 444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,414 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,696 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,602 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,618 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,950 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 20,188 |
| BWT AC | 41 |
| BWT BU | 696 |
| CRN AC | 180 |
| CRN BU | 3,414 |
| HAY TONS | 1,747 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 785 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 781 |
| Number of horses | 374 |
| Number of milk cows | 671 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 327 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 2,221 |
| Number of swine | 1,928 |
| OAT AC | 967 |
| OAT BU | 22,696 |
| PEA AC | 623 |
| PEA BU | 10,602 |
| PORK BAR | 1,513 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 8,618 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 971 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,941 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 31,420 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,839 |
| RYE AC | 24 |
| RYE BU | 294 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,747 |
| WHT AC | 1,671 |
| WHT BU | 20,188 |
| WOOL LBS | 6,839 |
Manufacturing & industry (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 2,200 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 300,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 300 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 250 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 750 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 250 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 90 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,714 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 805 |
Deaths & mortality (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 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 all ages | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (152 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 33,941 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BOV | 785 |
| C H | 781 |
| C LBS | 971 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,064 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 915 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,979 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 972 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 2,200 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 851 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 92 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 64 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 52 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 21 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 37 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 309 |
| C127 S MALE | 725 |
| C128 WID MALE | 30 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,064 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 34 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 750 |
| C130 MD FEM | 303 |
| C131 S FEM | 586 |
| C132 WID FEM | 26 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 915 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,979 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 10 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 50 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 156 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 138 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 43 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 36 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 34 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 300,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 42 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 40 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 41 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 25 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 250 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 33 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 38 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 158 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 300 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 146 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 250 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 90 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 133 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 147 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 95 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 74 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 64 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 109 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 112 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 31 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 106 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 15 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 85 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 5 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 56 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 5 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 44 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 46 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 11 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 35 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 9 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 25 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 14 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 8 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 11 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 4 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Middlesex |
| CROP | 5,204 |
| CULT | 7,730 |
| DE NL | 9 |
| ENG WLS | 296 |
| FC YRDS | 805 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,714 |
| GARDEN | 74 |
| GRA BU | 143 |
| HELD | 29,778 |
| HOP LBS | 70 |
| HORSE | 374 |
| IRE | 450 |
| LINE NO | 202 |
| M COWS | 671 |
| MPLS LBS | 31,420 |
| MW BU | 40 |
| NOT FRN | 1,032 |
| NOT KNOWN | 9 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 53 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 102 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 139 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 24 |
| PASTURE | 2,452 |
| SCOT | 119 |
| SHEEP | 2,221 |
| SWINE | 1,928 |
| TOT O | 327 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 3,950 |
| US | 61 |
| WOOD | 22,048 |
| WST IN | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001— 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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on023005-1851/.