Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1851 census)
Belmont, Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 248. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.577°N, 77.900°W.
Population
In 1851, Belmont, Methuen had a population of 248: 134 male and 114 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 248 |
| 1861 | 689 |
| 1871 | 1,575 |
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, Belmont, Methuen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 101 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 248 total population, 134 males, Male members of the family who are present: 116, 114 females, Female members of the family who are present: 112, 91 single males, 78 single females, 42 families, 40 married males, 34 married females, 22 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, 11 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 8, 3 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 male births, 2 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 22 females aged 5 to 10, 19 single females aged 10 to 15, 18 males aged 5 to 10, 17 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 married males aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 10 to 15, 14 single males aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 20 to 30, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 males under age 1, 6 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females under age 1, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 136 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 70 persons originating in Ireland, 26 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 5,545 acres of land in farms, 4,538 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,360 bushels of oats, 2,955 bushels of potatoes, 1,847 bushels of wheat, 1,690 bushels of turnips, 1,590 pounds of homemade butter, 1,150 pounds of maple sugar, 1,010 bushels of corn, 1,007 acres of farmland under cultivation, 872 pounds of wool produced on farms, 565 bushels of peas, 516 acres of farmland under crops, 491 acres of farmland in pasture, 300 sheep, 185 acres of oats, 167 swine, 156 acres of wheat, 115 bulls, oxen, or steers, 114 milk cows, 92 tons of hay, 79 calves and heifers, 66 barrels of pork, 52 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of barley, 50 occupants of farms, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 acres of peas, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 36 horses, 13 acres of turnips, 12 acres of corn, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 606 yards of flannel, 204 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON057006_1851— 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). "Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-methuen-on030001-1851/.