Asphodel, Ontario (1851 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.007°W.
Population
In 1851, Asphodel had a population of 1,678: 924 male and 754 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
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, Asphodel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,678 total population, 924 males, 754 females, Male members of the family who are present: 748, Female members of the family who are present: 680, 677 single males, 502 single females, 270 families, 224 married males, 221 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 176, 120 males attending school, 108 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 74, 31 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 26, 24 female births, 23 widowed males, 22 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 18. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 132 females aged 5 to 10, 116 males aged 5 to 10, 106 single females aged 10 to 15, 101 married females aged 20 to 30, 101 single males aged 20 to 30, 89 males of unknown age, 87 single males aged 10 to 15, 86 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 single females aged 15 to 20, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 53 males aged 1 to 2, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 37 females age 3 to 4, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males under age 1, 33 females under age 1, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 females of unknown age, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 866 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 549 persons originating in Ireland, 109 persons originating in England or Wales, 68 persons originating in Scotland, 53 French Canadians, 32 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 35,210 pounds of homemade butter, 26,906 bushels of wheat, 25,701 acres of land in farms, 21,601 bushels of oats, 17,992 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,706 bushels of potatoes, 7,749 bushels of peas, 7,709 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,233 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,815 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,229 acres of farmland under crops, 5,131 pounds of maple sugar, 4,484 bushels of turnips, 2,445 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,006 sheep, 1,724 acres of wheat, 1,442 swine, 1,185 tons of hay, 955 acres of oats, 887 barrels of pork, 697 bushels of corn, 694 milk cows, 684 bushels of rye, 609 bulls, oxen, or steers, 587 calves and heifers, 499 acres of peas, 277 horses, 266 acres of potatoes, 231 occupants of farms, 155 barrels of beef, 152 bushels of barley, 147 bushels of buckwheat, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 bushels of carrots, 59 pounds of hops, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 acres of rye, 46 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 acres of turnips, 25 acres of corn, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of buckwheat, 6 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,288 yards of flannel, 1,570 yards of fulled cloth, 600 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 employees in saw mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 810,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 11,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260734
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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on030006-1851/.