Barton, Ontario (1851 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Wentworth County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.229°N, 79.855°W.
Population
In 1851, Barton had a population of 1,735: 944 male and 791 female residents. Population density was 66.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
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, Barton shared boundaries with:
- Ancaster
- Glanford
- Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier
- Saltfleet
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 340 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 277 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 11 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 677 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 114 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 819 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 16 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 125 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 33 |
| Number of females | 791 |
| Number of females attending school | 115 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 32 |
| Number of males | 944 |
| Number of males attending school | 146 |
| Number of married females | 280 |
| Number of married males | 283 |
| Number of persons at sea | 1 |
| Number of single females | 476 |
| Number of single males | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP | 1,735 |
| POP FX N.1 | 791 |
| POP MX N.1 | 944 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,735 |
| Total population | 1,735 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 23 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 23 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 138 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 6 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 24 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 24 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 145 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 100 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 70 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 50 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 36 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 52 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 101 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 65 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 41 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 129 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 70 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 131 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 98 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 93 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 25 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| 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 (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 21 |
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 8 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 8 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 22 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 999 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 232 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 244 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 12 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 128 |
| Number of persons originating in the East Indies | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 106 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 6 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR AC | 256 |
| BAR BU | 6,278 |
| BEEF BAR | 80 |
| BWT AC | 341 |
| BWT BU | 6,589 |
| CRN AC | 263 |
| CRN BU | 7,369 |
| HAY TONS | 2,337 |
| OAT AC | 953 |
| OAT BU | 27,617 |
| PEA AC | 112 |
| PEA BU | 1,343 |
| PORK BAR | 538 |
| POT AC | 120 |
| POT BU | 9,406 |
| RYE AC | 20 |
| RYE BU | 246 |
| WHT AC | 1,812 |
| WHT BU | 27,229 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,449 |
Manufacturing & industry (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | 150 |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 8,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 2,014,000 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 12,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 1,500 |
| Number of distilleries | 3 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 3 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 2,250 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in distilleries | 7 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 30 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 12 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 24 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 10 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 4,000 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 11 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 5 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 10 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 6 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 9 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 2 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 350 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 11,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 9,950 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 5,000 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 6 |
| 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 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 26 |
Other recorded variables (164 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 1 |
| B LBS | 39,042 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BOV | 135 |
| C H | 408 |
| C LBS | 2,402 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 944 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 791 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,735 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 819 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 677 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 125 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 114 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 16 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 11 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 150 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 32 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 6 |
| C126 MD MALE | 283 |
| C127 S MALE | 643 |
| C128 WID MALE | 18 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 944 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 33 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 400 |
| C130 MD FEM | 280 |
| C131 S FEM | 476 |
| C132 WID FEM | 35 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 791 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,735 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 14 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 12 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 26 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 8 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 30 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 8 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 22 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 21 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 146 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 115 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 29 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 6 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 24 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 31 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 27 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 23 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 3 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 24 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 20 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 23 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 540 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 29 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 22 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 145 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 138 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 131 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 129 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 98 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 8 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 70 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 52 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 93 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 100 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 2 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 101 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 25 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 70 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 2 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 65 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 50 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 12 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 41 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 36 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 20 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 12 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 7 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| CAR BU | 527 |
| CD NAME | Wentworth |
| CID GAL | 15,684 |
| CROP | 4,076 |
| CULT | 9,081 |
| ENG WLS | 232 |
| EST IN | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 356 |
| FLAN YRDS | 818 |
| FLX LBS | 60 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 2 |
| GARDEN | 321 |
| GRA BU | 756 |
| HELD | 13,335 |
| HORSE | 568 |
| IRE | 244 |
| LIN YRDS | 32 |
| LINE NO | 377 |
| M COWS | 649 |
| MPLS LBS | 311 |
| MW BU | 2,281 |
| NB | 12 |
| NFL | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 999 |
| NS PEI | 1 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 15 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 36 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 41 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 40 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 84 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 4,684 |
| SCOT | 128 |
| SHEEP | 2,297 |
| SWINE | 1,301 |
| TOT O | 224 |
| TUR AC | 44 |
| TUR BU | 8,623 |
| US | 106 |
| WOOD | 4,254 |
| WST IN | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on041008-1851/.