Artemesia, Ontario (1851 census)
Artemesia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.271°N, 80.542°W.
Population
In 1851, Artemesia had a population of 733: 408 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 733 |
| 1861 | 2,575 |
| 1871 | 3,484 |
| 1881 | 4,576 |
| 1891 | 4,092 |
| 1901 | 3,923 |
| 1911 | 3,182 |
| 1921 | 2,430 |
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, Artemesia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 733 total population, 408 males, Male members of the family who are present: 395, 325 females, Female members of the family who are present: 314, 281 single males, 208 single females, 145 families, 120 married males, 109 married females, 19 female births, 15 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, Females present who are not members of the family: 11, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 58 males aged 5 to 10, 51 females aged 5 to 10, 48 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 20 to 30, 46 single males aged 10 to 15, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 39 single females aged 10 to 15, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 28 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 females under age 1, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males under age 1, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 304 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 284 persons originating in Ireland, 138 negroes or coloured persons, 68 persons originating in the United States, 47 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 21,643 bushels of potatoes, 10,650 acres of land in farms, 10,207 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,447 bushels of turnips, 1,495 bushels of oats, 913 bushels of wheat, 800 pounds of maple sugar, 443 acres of farmland under cultivation, 437 acres of farmland under crops, 152 acres of wheat, 140 occupants of farms, 129 acres of potatoes, 124 milk cows, 110 bulls, oxen, or steers, 108 swine, 98 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 77 acres of turnips, 68 acres of oats, 67 calves and heifers, 50 bushels of peas, 28 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 26 bushels of barley, 23 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 sheep, 10 horses, 7 acres of corn, 5 acres of farmland in pasture, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of peas, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260726
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). "Artemesia, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/artemesia-on011001-1851/.