Bastard, Ontario (1851 census)
Bastard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.676°N, 76.125°W.
Population
In 1851, Bastard had a population of 3,448: 1,720 male and 1,728 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,448 |
| 1861 | 3,656 |
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, Bastard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 195 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,448 total population, 1,728 females, 1,720 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,570, Male members of the family who are present: 1,535, 1,147 single males, 1,118 single females, 542 married females, 533 married males, 521 families, 350 males attending school, 335 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 185, Females present who are not members of the family: 158, 68 widowed females, 40 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 28, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 271 females aged 5 to 10, 250 single males aged 10 to 15, 219 single females aged 10 to 15, 201 married females aged 20 to 30, 179 single males aged 15 to 20, 166 married males aged 30 to 40, 166 single females aged 15 to 20, 146 married females aged 30 to 40, 138 single males aged 20 to 30, 122 married males aged 20 to 30, 113 married males aged 40 to 50, 112 single females aged 20 to 30, 104 married females aged 40 to 50, 81 married males aged 50 to 60, 80 females aged 2 to 3, 78 females aged 1 to 2, 70 females under age 1, 67 males under age 1, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 53 married females aged 50 to 60, 51 females age 3 to 4, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 males aged 5 to 10, 24 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,340 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 780 persons originating in Ireland, 206 persons originating in the United States, 82 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 French Canadians, 11 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 119,812 pounds of homemade butter, 44,716 acres of land in farms, 38,179 bushels of oats, 34,269 bushels of wheat, 33,303 bushels of potatoes, 27,555 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,185 pounds of maple sugar, 17,161 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,971 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,206 acres of farmland under crops, 9,483 bushels of corn, 7,059 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,891 bushels of peas, 5,600 sheep, 4,799 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,731 tons of hay, 2,861 gallons of cider, 2,715 swine, 2,711 bushels of buckwheat, 2,642 acres of wheat, 1,965 bushels of turnips, 1,832 milk cows, 1,682 acres of oats, 1,646 calves and heifers, 1,431 barrels of pork, 1,213 bushels of rye, 1,161 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,159 horses, 560 acres of peas, 512 occupants of farms, 438 acres of corn, 292 pounds of flax or hemp, 253 barrels of beef, 230 acres of buckwheat, 229 bushels of barley, 193 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 156 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 148 acres of potatoes, 137 bushels of beans, 135 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 104 acres of rye, 72 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 70 bushels of carrots, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 pounds of hops, 16 acres of turnips, 13 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 9,078 yards of flannel, $6,600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4,221 yards of fulled cloth, 1,750 foundries returning capital, 1,500 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $925 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $500 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), 400 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 325 yards of linen, $270 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 250 tanneries returning capital, $62 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in foundries, 7 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 employees in tanneries, 4 tanneries, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 tanneries reporting, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 saw mills not reporting. 180,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $145 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 13 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083001— 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). "Bastard, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bastard-on020001-1851/.