Chatham, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Chatham, Town of was a census subdivision in Kent County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.403°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1851, Chatham, Town of had a population of 2,070: 1,059 male and 1,011 female residents. Population density was 720.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,070 |
| 1861 | 4,466 |
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, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 251 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 383 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 957 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 54 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 905 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 154 |
| Number of families | 383 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 49 |
| Number of females | 1,011 |
| Number of females attending school | 179 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 32 |
| Number of males | 1,059 |
| Number of males attending school | 187 |
| Number of married females | 350 |
| Number of married males | 361 |
| Number of single females | 614 |
| Number of single males | 684 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| POP | 2,070 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,011 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,059 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,070 |
| Total population | 2,070 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 37 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 140 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 52 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 127 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 177 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 84 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 106 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 138 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 72 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 29 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 111 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 120 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 50 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 99 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 115 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 146 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 118 |
| Number of negroes or coloured persons | 353 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 917 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 258 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 163 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 16 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 139 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 435 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 5 |
Manufacturing & industry (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,100,000 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 6,000 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries not reporting | 3 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 10,000 |
| Number of distilleries | 2 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 2 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 400 |
| Number of employees in breweries | 24,800 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 15 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 2 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,750 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 400 |
Deaths & mortality (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 13 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 13 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 6 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 26 |
Other recorded variables (125 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,059 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 3 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,011 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,070 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 905 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 957 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 154 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 54 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 2 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 32 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 361 |
| C127 S MALE | 684 |
| C128 WID MALE | 14 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,059 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 49 |
| C130 MD FEM | 350 |
| C131 S FEM | 614 |
| C132 WID FEM | 47 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,011 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,070 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 13 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 13 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 26 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 32 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 187 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 179 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 52 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 38 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 36 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 4 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,100,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 32 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 31 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 30 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 37 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,750 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 29 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 24 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 127 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 10,000 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 140 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 99 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 111 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 115 |
| C45 WF NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 22 |
| C46 DIST NO | 2 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 120 |
| C47 DIST RETURNS | 2 |
| C48 DIST CAPITAL | 400 |
| C49 DIST PRODUCE | 6,000 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 106 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 146 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 177 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 50 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 138 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 22 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 2 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 84 |
| C61 F PRODUCE | 400 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 7 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 10 |
| C63 F NO RETURNS | 15 |
| C64 BREW NO | 1 |
| C65 BREW RETURNS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 72 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 7 |
| C68 BREW HANDS | 24,800 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BREW NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 45 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 5 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 12 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 29 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 16 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 10 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 14 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 6 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 8 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| COL PERSONS | 353 |
| ENG WLS | 258 |
| FREN ORIG | 118 |
| IRE | 163 |
| LINE NO | 158 |
| NB | 2 |
| NFL | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 917 |
| NS PEI | 16 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| SCOT | 139 |
| US | 435 |
| WST IN | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080002— 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, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-of-on017008-1851/.