Charlottenburg, Ontario (1851 census)
Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Glengary County, 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 density was 38.7 people per square mile.
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 403 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 888 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 1 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 2,669 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 86 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,686 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 16 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 116 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 3 |
| Number of families | 888 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 32 |
| Number of females | 2,755 |
| Number of females attending school | 354 |
| Number of lunatic females | 7 |
| Number of lunatic males | 5 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 35 |
| Number of males | 2,802 |
| Number of males attending school | 428 |
| Number of married females | 739 |
| Number of married males | 755 |
| Number of single females | 1,853 |
| Number of single males | 1,982 |
| Number of widowed females | 163 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| POP | 5,557 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,755 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,802 |
| POP XX N.1 | 5,557 |
| Total population | 5,557 |
Age structure (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 80 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 108 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 75 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 75 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 387 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 91 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 111 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 89 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 90 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 72 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 392 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 82 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 215 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 200 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 147 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 100 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 44 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 111 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 197 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 157 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 155 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 89 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 34 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 324 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 325 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 269 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 51 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 31 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 25 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 343 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 306 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 352 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 65 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 32 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 22 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 29 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 36 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 34 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 27 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 15 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 843 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3,931 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 31 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 152 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 532 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 62 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 422 |
| Acres of corn | 258 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 235 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,722 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 55,433 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,952 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 23,910 |
| Acres of land in farms | 79,343 |
| Acres of oats | 4,918 |
| Acres of peas | 1,390 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of rye | 12 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,348 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,790 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 619 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2,266 |
| BEEF BAR | 619 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,790 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,351 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,824 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 125,304 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19,512 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,593 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,707 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 53,496 |
| BWT AC | 422 |
| BWT BU | 7,351 |
| CRN AC | 258 |
| CRN BU | 6,824 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 1,219 |
| HAY TONS | 7,728 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 133 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 3,010 |
| Number of horses | 1,986 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,742 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 698 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 189 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 307 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 115 |
| Number of sheep | 7,238 |
| Number of swine | 4,413 |
| OAT AC | 4,918 |
| OAT BU | 125,304 |
| PEA AC | 1,390 |
| PEA BU | 19,512 |
| PORK BAR | 2,266 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 37,593 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 37,745 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 2,118 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 145,932 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 8,409 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 21,210 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,038 |
| RYE AC | 12 |
| RYE BU | 169 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,728 |
| WHT AC | 3,348 |
| WHT BU | 53,496 |
| WOOL LBS | 19,038 |
Manufacturing & industry (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 16,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 156 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 13 |
| Number of grist mills | 5 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 4 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 5 |
| Number of saw mills | 10 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 10 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 10 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 10 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 525 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 290 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 3,750 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 1,150 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 45 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 8,558 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 6,052 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 764 |
Deaths & mortality (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 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 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females 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 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 28 |
| Deaths in the past year among females over 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 20 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 10 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 48 |
Other recorded variables (181 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 145,932 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BOV | 133 |
| C H | 3,010 |
| C LBS | 37,745 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 5 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,802 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,755 |
| C03 GM WATER | 4 |
| C03 TOTAL | 5,557 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,686 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 16,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 2,669 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 116 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 86 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 16 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 1 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 4 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 9 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 3 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 15 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 525 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 2 |
| C113 BTWN 90 AND 100 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 35 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 5 |
| C121 OVR 100 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 755 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,982 |
| C128 WID MALE | 65 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,802 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 32 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 3,750 |
| C130 MD FEM | 739 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,853 |
| C132 WID FEM | 163 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,755 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 5,557 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 20 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 28 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 48 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 82 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 2 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 428 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 354 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 3 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 5 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 91 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 7 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 10 |
| C16 SM NO | 10 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 5 |
| C18 SM WATER | 10 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 111 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 108 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 89 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 75 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 10 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 90 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 290 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 80 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 10 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 1,150 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 13 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 72 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 75 |
| C32 CFM NO | 3 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 392 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 156 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 387 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 45 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C38 CFM NO RETURN | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 343 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 324 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 306 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 20 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 325 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 111 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 352 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 215 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 269 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 8 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 197 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 65 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 9 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 200 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 51 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 12 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 157 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 32 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 147 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 31 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 29 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 155 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 22 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 16 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 100 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 25 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 36 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 89 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 13 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 16 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 44 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 10 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 34 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 4 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 34 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 7 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 10 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 10 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 27 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 8 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 4 |
| CAR BU | 120 |
| CD NAME | Glengary |
| CID GAL | 1,219 |
| CROP | 10,952 |
| CULT | 23,910 |
| ENG WLS | 31 |
| FC YRDS | 6,052 |
| FLAN YRDS | 8,558 |
| FLX LBS | 2,118 |
| FREN ORIG | 843 |
| GARDEN | 235 |
| GRA BU | 162 |
| HELD | 79,343 |
| HOP LBS | 8,409 |
| HORSE | 1,986 |
| IRE | 152 |
| LIN YRDS | 764 |
| LINE NO | 75 |
| M COWS | 2,742 |
| MPLS LBS | 21,210 |
| MW BU | 161 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 3,931 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 9 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 189 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 34 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 307 |
| O OVR 200 | 44 |
| O UNDR 10 | 115 |
| OTHER PL | 3 |
| PASTURE | 12,722 |
| SCOT | 532 |
| SHEEP | 7,238 |
| SWINE | 4,413 |
| TOT O | 698 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,707 |
| US | 62 |
| WOOD | 55,433 |
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/.