Chinguacousy, Ontario (1851 census)
Chinguacousy was a census subdivision in Peel County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 7,469. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.733°N, 79.824°W.
Population
In 1851, Chinguacousy had a population of 7,469: 3,948 male and 3,521 female residents. Population density was 53.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,469 |
| 1861 | 6,897 |
| 1871 | 6,129 |
| 1881 | 5,476 |
| 1891 | 4,744 |
| 1901 | 4,177 |
| 1911 | 3,913 |
| 1921 | 3,635 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brampton, Town—Ville, 1861 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Chinguacousy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 391 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 1,168 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 27 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 3,192 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 329 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3,573 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 28 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 375 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 3 |
| Number of families | 1,168 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 118 |
| Number of females | 3,521 |
| Number of females attending school | 529 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 128 |
| Number of males | 3,948 |
| Number of males attending school | 758 |
| Number of married females | 1,174 |
| Number of married males | 1,090 |
| Number of single females | 2,238 |
| Number of single males | 2,818 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| POP | 7,469 |
| POP FX N.1 | 3,521 |
| POP MX N.1 | 3,948 |
| POP XX N.1 | 7,469 |
| Total population | 7,469 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 123 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 135 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 119 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 120 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 542 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 156 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 129 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 147 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 137 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 131 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 566 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 164 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 410 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 275 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 195 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 96 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 144 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 367 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 272 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 229 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 131 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 56 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 24 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 449 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 324 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 226 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 19 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 17 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 543 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 448 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 428 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 66 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 39 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 18 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 37 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3,867 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 950 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,842 |
| Number of persons originating in Jersey or other British islands | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 674 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 91 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 125 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 113 |
| Acres of corn | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 633 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 17,083 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 35,097 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,331 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 41,047 |
| Acres of land in farms | 76,144 |
| Acres of oats | 2,676 |
| Acres of peas | 2,923 |
| Acres of potatoes | 558 |
| Acres of turnips | 154 |
| Acres of wheat | 14,034 |
| BAR AC | 125 |
| BAR BU | 3,348 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 802 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2,901 |
| BEEF BAR | 802 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,348 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 891 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 841 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 154,960 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45,922 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,441 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,079 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 246,898 |
| BWT AC | 113 |
| BWT BU | 891 |
| CRN AC | 26 |
| CRN BU | 352 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 1,047 |
| HAY TONS | 6,769 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 1,760 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 2,171 |
| Number of horses | 2,086 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,573 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 661 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 394 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 9,240 |
| Number of swine | 6,102 |
| OAT AC | 2,676 |
| OAT BU | 154,960 |
| PEA AC | 2,923 |
| PEA BU | 45,922 |
| PORK BAR | 2,901 |
| POT AC | 558 |
| POT BU | 42,441 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 14,145 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 182,318 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 12,975 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 27,843 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,769 |
| WHT AC | 14,034 |
| WHT BU | 246,898 |
| WOOL LBS | 27,843 |
Manufacturing & industry (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 64,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 6,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 3,400,000 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 20 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 27 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 9 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 8 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 6 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 8 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 250 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 75 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 4,450 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,275 |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | 200 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 11,500 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,065 |
Deaths & mortality (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| 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 aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 21 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 7 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 39 |
Other recorded variables (177 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 182,318 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BOV | 1,760 |
| C H | 2,171 |
| C LBS | 14,145 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 3,948 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 3,521 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 7,469 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 3,573 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 64,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 3,192 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 375 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 329 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 28 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 27 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 75 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 128 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 4 |
| C126 MD MALE | 1,090 |
| C127 S MALE | 2,818 |
| C128 WID MALE | 40 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 3,948 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 118 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 4,450 |
| C130 MD FEM | 1,174 |
| C131 S FEM | 2,238 |
| C132 WID FEM | 109 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 3,521 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 7,469 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 21 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 18 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 39 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 164 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 758 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 529 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 3 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 2 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 156 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 7 |
| C16 SM NO | 9 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 8 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 129 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 6 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 135 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 5 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 3,400,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 3 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 6,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 147 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 119 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 137 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 123 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 8 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,275 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 27 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 131 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 120 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 566 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 542 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 543 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 449 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 250 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C42 WF P | 200 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 9 |
| C44 WF HANDS | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 448 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 39 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 324 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 367 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 428 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 410 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 226 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 8 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 272 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 66 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 5 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 275 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 19 |
| C62 F HANDS | 20 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 13 |
| C63 F NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 229 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 34 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 13 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 195 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 17 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 21 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 131 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 18 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 10 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 96 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 5 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 39 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 56 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 6 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 144 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 18 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 24 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 14 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 8 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 70 |
| CD NAME | Peel |
| CID GAL | 1,047 |
| CROP | 23,331 |
| CULT | 41,047 |
| ENG WLS | 950 |
| FC YRDS | 4,065 |
| FLAN YRDS | 11,500 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 37 |
| GARDEN | 633 |
| GRA BU | 409 |
| HELD | 76,144 |
| HOP LBS | 3 |
| HORSE | 2,086 |
| IRE | 1,842 |
| JE AND OTHR BI | 1 |
| LINE NO | 267 |
| M COWS | 2,573 |
| MPLS LBS | 12,975 |
| MW BU | 841 |
| NOT FRN | 3,867 |
| NS PEI | 6 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 86 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 134 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 394 |
| O OVR 200 | 22 |
| O UNDR 10 | 20 |
| PASTURE | 17,083 |
| SCOT | 674 |
| SHEEP | 9,240 |
| SWINE | 6,102 |
| TOT O | 661 |
| TUR AC | 154 |
| TUR BU | 27,079 |
| US | 91 |
| WOOD | 35,097 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003— 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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on028003-1851/.