Alnwick, Ontario (1851 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.201°N, 78.078°W.
Population
In 1851, Alnwick had a population of 836: 469 male and 367 female residents. Population density was 19.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 1,388 |
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,321 |
| 1901 | 1,247 |
| 1911 | 1,012 |
| 1921 | 696 |
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, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 303 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 140 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 5 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 349 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 18 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 439 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 6 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 30 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 13 |
| Number of females | 367 |
| Number of females attending school | 24 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 14 |
| Number of males | 469 |
| Number of males attending school | 45 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of single females | 204 |
| Number of single males | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP | 836 |
| POP FX N.1 | 367 |
| POP MX N.1 | 469 |
| POP XX N.1 | 836 |
| Total population | 836 |
Age structure (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 58 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 71 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 34 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males over 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 53 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 64 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 55 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 49 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 38 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 89 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 89 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 222 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 554 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 96 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 80 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 42 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 25 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 13 |
| Acres of corn | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 666 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,818 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,148 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 2,843 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,661 |
| Acres of oats | 290 |
| Acres of peas | 257 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of rye | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 947 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 81 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 300 |
| BEEF BAR | 81 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,889 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,049 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,806 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,100 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 12,903 |
| BWT AC | 13 |
| BWT BU | 164 |
| CRN AC | 28 |
| CRN BU | 336 |
| HAY TONS | 442 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 271 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 211 |
| Number of horses | 106 |
| Number of milk cows | 229 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 618 |
| Number of swine | 560 |
| OAT AC | 290 |
| OAT BU | 5,889 |
| PEA AC | 257 |
| PEA BU | 4,049 |
| PORK BAR | 300 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 3,806 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 310 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,685 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,470 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,849 |
| RYE AC | 24 |
| RYE BU | 196 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 442 |
| WHT AC | 947 |
| WHT BU | 12,903 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,849 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 2,125,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 500 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,179 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 289 |
Deaths & mortality (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 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 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (131 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 11,685 |
| BOV | 271 |
| C H | 211 |
| C LBS | 310 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 469 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 367 |
| C03 TOTAL | 836 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 439 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 349 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 30 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 18 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 6 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 5 |
| C109 BTWN 90 AND 100 F MD | 1 |
| C114 OVR 100 M MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 14 |
| C126 MD MALE | 140 |
| C127 S MALE | 320 |
| C128 WID MALE | 9 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 469 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 13 |
| C130 MD FEM | 140 |
| C131 S FEM | 204 |
| C132 WID FEM | 23 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 367 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 836 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 15 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 89 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 14 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 89 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 45 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 24 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 13 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 12 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 11 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 4 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 2,125,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 17 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 16 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 13 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 12 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 500 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 17 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 8 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 71 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 58 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 64 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 53 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 55 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 20 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 38 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 49 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 46 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 11 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 39 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 6 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 46 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 34 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 16 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 15 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 17 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 7 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 5 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| CROP | 2,148 |
| CULT | 2,843 |
| ENG WLS | 96 |
| FC YRDS | 289 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,179 |
| FREN ORIG | 38 |
| GARDEN | 29 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| HELD | 9,661 |
| HOP LBS | 25 |
| HORSE | 106 |
| INDIANS | 222 |
| IRE | 80 |
| LINE NO | 228 |
| M COWS | 229 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,470 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 554 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 9 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 21 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 13 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 55 |
| O UNDR 10 | 6 |
| PASTURE | 666 |
| SCOT | 42 |
| SHEEP | 618 |
| SWINE | 560 |
| TOT O | 104 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,100 |
| US | 25 |
| WOOD | 6,818 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001— 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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on024004-1851/.