Charlottenburg, Ontario (1851 census)
Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 74.632°W.
Population
In 1851, Charlottenburg had a population of 5,557: 2,802 male and 2,755 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,557 |
| 1861 | 6,695 |
| 1871 | 6,331 |
| 1881 | 6,354 |
| 1891 | 5,657 |
| 1901 | 5,280 |
| 1911 | 4,989 |
| 1921 | 5,130 |
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, Charlottenburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 197 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,557 total population, 2,802 males, 2,755 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,686, Female members of the family who are present: 2,669, 1,982 single males, 1,853 single females, 888 families, 755 married males, 739 married females, 428 males attending school, 354 females attending school, 163 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 116, Females present who are not members of the family: 86, 65 widowed males, 35 male births, 32 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 16, 7 lunatic females, 5 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 392 males aged 5 to 10, 387 females aged 5 to 10, 352 single males aged 20 to 30, 343 single males aged 10 to 15, 325 single females aged 15 to 20, 324 single females aged 10 to 15, 306 single males aged 15 to 20, 269 single females aged 20 to 30, 215 married females aged 20 to 30, 200 married females aged 30 to 40, 197 married males aged 30 to 40, 157 married males aged 40 to 50, 155 married males aged 50 to 60, 147 married females aged 40 to 50, 111 males aged 1 to 2, 111 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 females aged 1 to 2, 100 married females aged 50 to 60, 91 females under age 1, 90 males aged 3 to 4, 89 males aged 2 to 3, 89 married males aged 60 to 70, 82 males under age 1, 80 females age 3 to 4, 75 females aged 2 to 3, 75 females aged 4 to 5, 72 males aged 4 to 5, 65 single males aged 30 to 40, 51 single females aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 60 to 70, 36 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 34 married males aged 70 to 80, 34 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 32 single males aged 40 to 50, 31 single females aged 40 to 50, 29 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 27 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 25 single females aged 50 to 60, 22 single males aged 50 to 60, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 13 single males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,931 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 843 French Canadians, 532 persons originating in Scotland, 152 persons originating in Ireland, 62 persons originating in the United States, 31 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in all other places, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 145,932 pounds of homemade butter, 125,304 bushels of oats, 79,343 acres of land in farms, 55,433 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 53,496 bushels of wheat, 37,745 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37,593 bushels of potatoes, 23,910 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,210 pounds of maple sugar, 19,512 bushels of peas, 19,038 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,722 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,952 acres of farmland under crops, 8,409 pounds of hops, 7,728 tons of hay, 7,351 bushels of buckwheat, 7,238 sheep, 6,824 bushels of corn, 4,918 acres of oats, 4,413 swine, 3,348 acres of wheat, 3,010 calves and heifers, 2,742 milk cows, 2,266 barrels of pork, 2,118 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,986 horses, 1,790 bushels of barley, 1,707 bushels of turnips, 1,390 acres of peas, 1,219 gallons of cider, 698 occupants of farms, 619 barrels of beef, 496 acres of potatoes, 422 acres of buckwheat, 307 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 258 acres of corn, 235 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 189 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 169 bushels of rye, 162 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 161 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 133 bulls, oxen, or steers, 120 bushels of carrots, 115 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 acres of barley, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 bushels of beans, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 12 acres of rye, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,558 yards of flannel, 6,052 yards of fulled cloth, $3,750 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $1,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 764 yards of linen, $525 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $290 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 156 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 45 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 13 employees in saw mills, 10 saw mills, 10 saw mills powered by water, 10 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 10 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in grist mills, 5 grist mills, 5 grist mills returning capital, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 carding and fulling mills, 3 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills reporting annual production. 16,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 48 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| John McGillivray | 1770–1855 | died here |
| Alexander McMartin | 1788–1853 | died here |
| John McKenzie | 1790–1855 | died here |
| J. (John) Bethune | 1791–1872 | born here |
| A. N. (Alexander Neil) Bethune | 1800–1879 | born here |
| Donald Bethune | 1802–1869 | born here |
| John Sandfield Macdonald | 1812–1872 | born here |
| Hugh McLennan | 1825–1899 | born here |
| Francis McDougal | 1826–1910 | born here |
| Lucy Margaret Baker | 1836–1909 | born here |
| Roderick McLellan | 1842–1907 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112001— 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). "Charlottenburg, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlottenburg-on010002-1851/.