Belleville, C, Ontario (1851 census)
Belleville, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 77.379°W.
Population
In 1851, Belleville, C had a population of 4,569: 2,314 male and 2,255 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,569 |
| 1861 | 6,277 |
| 1881 | 9,516 |
| 1891 | 9,916 |
| 1901 | 9,117 |
| 1921 | 12,206 |
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, Belleville, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 194 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,569 total population, 2,314 males, 2,255 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,925, Male members of the family who are present: 1,832, 1,564 single males, 1,401 single females, 740 married females, 715 married males, 646 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 482, 474 males attending school, 440 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 330, 114 widowed females, 78 male births, 70 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 42, 35 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 19, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 327 single males aged 15 to 20, 309 married females aged 20 to 30, 308 single females aged 15 to 20, 297 single females aged 10 to 15, 290 males aged 5 to 10, 274 females aged 5 to 10, 274 single males aged 20 to 30, 264 married males aged 30 to 40, 236 single males aged 10 to 15, 232 married females aged 30 to 40, 232 married females aged 40 to 50, 189 married males aged 20 to 30, 151 married males aged 40 to 50, 149 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 males aged 1 to 2, 83 males under age 1, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 74 females aged 1 to 2, 73 females aged 4 to 5, 71 males aged 2 to 3, 67 females aged 2 to 3, 65 males aged 3 to 4, 63 males aged 4 to 5, 60 females age 3 to 4, 53 females under age 1, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 15 to 20, 23 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 23 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,197 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,301 persons originating in Ireland, 439 persons originating in England or Wales, 290 persons originating in the United States, 171 French Canadians, 149 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in the East Indies, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 5,805 bushels of peas, 4,010 pounds of homemade butter, 1,008 bushels of turnips, 900 pounds of hops, 520 acres of land in farms, 493 bushels of wheat, 391 acres of farmland under cultivation, 312 gallons of cider, 300 bushels of oats, 300 bushels of potatoes, 283 bushels of buckwheat, 226 pounds of wool produced on farms, 204 milk cows, 182 swine, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 179 acres of farmland under crops, 157 horses, 150 acres of farmland in pasture, 135 barrels of pork, 129 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 119 occupants of farms, 109 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 101 bushels of corn, 100 bulls, oxen, or steers, 88 calves and heifers, 70 sheep, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 bushels of carrots, 62 tons of hay, 38 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 30 barrels of beef, 23 bushels of beans, 22 acres of wheat, 7 acres of peas, 5 acres of corn, 4 acres of potatoes, 3 acres of oats, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 20,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $8,000 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $5,800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $4,075 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4,000 distilleries returning capital, $3,000 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), 2,500 foundries returning capital, 2,500 tanneries returning capital, 550 woollen factories returning capital, 62 yards of fulled cloth, 31 employees in saw mills, 30 yards of flannel, 15 employees in foundries, 12 employees in grist mills, 10 employees in tanneries, 8 employees in breweries, 4 employees in woollen factories, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 breweries, 2 breweries not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 woollen factories, 2 woollen factories reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 800,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 13,100 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $3,500 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 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 59 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Henry | 1791–1860 | died here |
| J.W. Dunbar (John Wedderburn Dunbar) Moodie | 1797–1869 | died here |
| George Benjamin | 1799–1864 | died here |
| Henry Corby | 1806–1881 | died here |
| St George Baron Le Poer Crozier | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Wellington Jeffers | 1814–1896 | died here |
| Lewis Wallbridge | 1816–1887 | born here |
| Sir Mackenzie Bowell | 1823–1917 | died here |
| Abraham Diamond | 1828–1880 | died here |
| William Canniff | 1830–1910 | died here |
| Alexander Milton Ross | 1832–1897 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34227
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(Ontario)
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). "Belleville, C, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-c-on015001-1851/.