Adolphustown, Ontario (1851 census)
Adolphustown was a census subdivision in Lennox County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.095°N, 77.022°W.
Population
In 1851, Adolphustown had a population of 718: 360 male and 358 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 718 |
| 1861 | 801 |
| 1871 | 756 |
| 1881 | 737 |
| 1891 | 720 |
| 1901 | 544 |
| 1911 | 616 |
| 1921 | 514 |
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, Adolphustown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 323 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 108 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 15 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 302 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 56 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 315 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 23 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 45 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 11 |
| Number of females | 358 |
| Number of females attending school | 78 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 16 |
| Number of males | 360 |
| Number of males attending school | 85 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of single females | 228 |
| Number of single males | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP | 718 |
| POP FX N.1 | 358 |
| POP MX N.1 | 360 |
| POP XX N.1 | 718 |
| Total population | 718 |
Age structure (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 38 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 8 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 42 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 22 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 30 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 50 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 41 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 45 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 31 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 37 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 506 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 63 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 60 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in the East Indies | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 65 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 132 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 127 |
| Acres of corn | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 274 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,261 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,094 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,830 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 7,365 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,459 |
| Acres of oats | 326 |
| Acres of peas | 1,071 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of rye | 546 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,326 |
| BAR AC | 132 |
| BAR BU | 2,105 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 77 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 667 |
| BEEF BAR | 77 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,105 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,904 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 375 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,021 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,670 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,341 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,175 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,280 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,780 |
| BWT AC | 127 |
| BWT BU | 1,904 |
| CRN AC | 57 |
| CRN BU | 1,021 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 4,239 |
| HAY TONS | 1,195 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 137 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 364 |
| Number of horses | 382 |
| Number of milk cows | 448 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,680 |
| Number of swine | 902 |
| OAT AC | 326 |
| OAT BU | 8,670 |
| PEA AC | 1,071 |
| PEA BU | 8,341 |
| PORK BAR | 667 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 3,175 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,722 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,380 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 51 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,357 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,075 |
| RYE AC | 546 |
| RYE BU | 5,280 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,195 |
| WHT AC | 1,326 |
| WHT BU | 5,780 |
| WOOL LBS | 4,075 |
Manufacturing & industry (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 770,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 3 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 900 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,115 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 399 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 22 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 5 |
Deaths & mortality (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| 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 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| 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 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (141 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 25,380 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BOV | 137 |
| C F BAR | 5 |
| C H | 364 |
| C LBS | 8,722 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 360 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 358 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 718 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 315 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 302 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 45 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 56 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 23 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 15 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 3 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C112 BTWN 90 AND 100 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 16 |
| C126 MD MALE | 114 |
| C127 S MALE | 234 |
| C128 WID MALE | 12 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 360 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 11 |
| C130 MD FEM | 118 |
| C131 S FEM | 228 |
| C132 WID FEM | 12 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 358 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 718 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 5 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 3 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 8 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 16 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 85 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 78 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 12 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 10 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 12 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 770,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 8 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 9 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 10 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 12 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 3 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 900 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 10 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 8 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 42 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 38 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 45 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 30 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 31 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 2 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 50 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 21 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 37 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 30 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 41 |
| 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 | 26 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 18 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 32 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 13 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 22 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 22 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 2 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 19 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 20 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 16 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 4 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 7 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 6 |
| CAR BU | 184 |
| CD NAME | Lennox |
| CID GAL | 4,239 |
| CROP | 4,830 |
| CULT | 7,365 |
| ENG WLS | 63 |
| EST IN | 2 |
| FC YRDS | 399 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,115 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 2 |
| GARDEN | 274 |
| GRA BU | 375 |
| HELD | 11,459 |
| HOP LBS | 51 |
| HORSE | 382 |
| IRE | 60 |
| LIN YRDS | 22 |
| LINE NO | 188 |
| M COWS | 448 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,357 |
| NOT FRN | 506 |
| NS PEI | 1 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 34 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 24 |
| O OVR 200 | 7 |
| O UNDR 10 | 23 |
| PASTURE | 2,261 |
| SCOT | 17 |
| SHEEP | 1,680 |
| SWINE | 902 |
| TOT O | 91 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 270 |
| US | 65 |
| WOOD | 4,094 |
| WST IN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125001— 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). "Adolphustown, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adolphustown-on021001-1851/.