Caledonia, Ontario (1851 census)

Caledonia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 74.800°W.

Population

In 1851, Caledonia had a population of 958: 492 male and 466 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:

• Alfred
• Hawkesbury, Village
• Kenyon
• Lochiel
• Longueuil
• Plantagenet S

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 958 total population, 492 males, 466 females, Male members of the family who are present: 465, Female members of the family who are present: 442, 360 single males, 321 single females, 126 married females, 124 families, 124 married males, 71 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 64, 61 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, Female members of the family who are absent: 20, 19 widowed females, 8 male births, 8 widowed males, 6 female births, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 86 males aged 5 to 10, 83 females aged 5 to 10, 77 single males aged 10 to 15, 63 single females aged 10 to 15, 62 single females aged 15 to 20, 52 single males aged 15 to 20, 48 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 single males aged 20 to 30, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 29 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females age 3 to 4, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 females under age 1, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 males under age 1, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 575 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 134 persons originating in Scotland, 116 persons originating in Ireland, 81 French Canadians, 27 persons originating in England or Wales, 17 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 12,220 pounds of homemade butter, 10,924 bushels of potatoes, 10,293 acres of land in farms, 9,464 bushels of oats, 8,162 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,777 bushels of wheat, 3,020 bushels of turnips, 2,131 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,750 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,552 acres of farmland under crops, 1,511 bushels of corn, 813 tons of hay, 774 sheep, 757 bushels of peas, 640 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 577 acres of farmland in pasture, 493 swine, 390 pounds of maple sugar, 344 acres of oats, 297 milk cows, 276 calves and heifers, 268 acres of wheat, 217 horses, 185 barrels of pork, 184 bushels of carrots, 122 bushels of barley, 120 acres of potatoes, 101 bulls, oxen, or steers, 92 bushels of buckwheat, 90 acres of corn, 89 bushels of rye, 88 occupants of farms, 64 acres of peas, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 55 barrels of beef, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 8 acres of barley, 8 pounds of tobacco, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of buckwheat, 6 acres of rye, 4 bushels of beans, 4 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 pounds of hops, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $2,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,002 yards of flannel, 727 yards of fulled cloth, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON031001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON139002 — 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). "Caledonia, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-on031001-1851/.