Caistor, Ontario (1851 census)
Caistor was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.066°N, 79.661°W.
Population
In 1851, Caistor had a population of 1,398: 747 male and 651 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,398 |
| 1861 | 2,005 |
| 1871 | 2,166 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 1,784 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1911 | 1,481 |
| 1921 | 1,300 |
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, Caistor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,398 total population, 747 males, 651 females, Male members of the family who are present: 649, Female members of the family who are present: 620, 515 single males, 410 single females, 223 married males, 220 married females, 216 families, 123 males attending school, 122 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 98, Females present who are not members of the family: 31, 25 male births, 24 female births, 21 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 129 females aged 5 to 10, 101 single males aged 20 to 30, 98 males aged 5 to 10, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 88 single females aged 10 to 15, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 79 single males aged 10 to 15, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 45 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 males of unknown age, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 28 females of unknown age, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 21 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females age 3 to 4, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 males under age 1, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females under age 1, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,083 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 119 persons originating in the United States, 77 persons originating in Ireland, 66 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 persons originating in Scotland, 14 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 29,560 pounds of homemade butter, 24,897 bushels of wheat, 20,563 acres of land in farms, 16,913 bushels of oats, 13,702 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,981 pounds of maple sugar, 6,861 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,572 acres of farmland under crops, 3,820 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,606 bushels of potatoes, 3,076 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,475 bushels of buckwheat, 2,289 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,791 acres of wheat, 1,552 bushels of peas, 1,524 sheep, 1,511 bushels of barley, 1,419 tons of hay, 1,337 bushels of corn, 1,229 bushels of turnips, 852 swine, 662 acres of oats, 623 milk cows, 482 horses, 451 barrels of pork, 440 bulls, oxen, or steers, 420 calves and heifers, 204 occupants of farms, 184 barrels of beef, 139 acres of peas, 104 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 103 acres of potatoes, 97 acres of buckwheat, 79 acres of barley, 70 bushels of beans, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 acres of corn, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 17 bushels of carrots, 10 gallons of cider, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 pounds of hops, 1 pounds of tobacco, . pounds of flax or hemp. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,546 yards of flannel, $800 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 743 yards of fulled cloth, $400 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 14 yards of linen, 11 employees in saw mills, 5 employees in tanneries, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 100,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, 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 of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126001_1911— 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). "Caistor, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caistor-on022001-1851/.