Chatham and Gore, Ontario (1851 census)
Chatham and Gore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.536°N, 82.233°W.
Population
In 1851, Chatham and Gore had a population of 1,768: 932 male and 836 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,768 |
| 1861 | 3,585 |
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, Chatham and Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,768 total population, 932 males, Male members of the family who are present: 846, 836 females, Female members of the family who are present: 818, 638 single males, 567 single females, 268 married males, 266 families, 245 married females, 127 females attending school, 123 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 86, 35 male births, 34 female births, 26 widowed males, 24 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 137 females aged 5 to 10, 130 males aged 5 to 10, 104 single males aged 10 to 15, 101 single males aged 20 to 30, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 99 single females aged 15 to 20, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 86 single males aged 15 to 20, 83 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 females under age 1, 37 males under age 1, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 27 females age 3 to 4, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,002 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 921 negroes or coloured persons, 262 persons originating in the United States, 198 persons originating in Scotland, 119 persons originating in Ireland, 85 persons originating in England or Wales, 66 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 30 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 38,640 bushels of wheat, 29,563 pounds of homemade butter, 21,607 acres of land in farms, 15,757 bushels of corn, 14,367 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,538 bushels of oats, 10,493 pounds of maple sugar, 8,959 bushels of potatoes, 8,825 bushels of peas, 7,240 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,228 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,513 acres of farmland under crops, 2,543 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,526 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,242 sheep, 1,951 acres of wheat, 1,950 bushels of turnips, 1,552 swine, 1,400 pounds of tobacco, 1,240 gallons of cider, 1,196 tons of hay, 1,168 bushels of barley, 637 barrels of pork, 624 bushels of buckwheat, 582 milk cows, 494 calves and heifers, 487 acres of corn, 454 bulls, oxen, or steers, 446 horses, 404 acres of oats, 381 acres of peas, 286 barrels of beef, 247 bushels of rye, 227 occupants of farms, 201 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 122 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 112 acres of potatoes, 55 acres of barley, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 acres of buckwheat, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of carrots, 20 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of rye, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 12,754 yards of flannel, 973 yards of fulled cloth, $300 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 26 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills not reporting, 4 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 85 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080003— 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). "Chatham and Gore, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-and-gore-on017002-1851/.