Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1851 census)
Chippawa, Village was a village in Welland County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,193. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q602402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.055°N, 79.052°W.
Population
In 1851, Chippawa, Village had a population of 1,193: 608 male and 585 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,193 |
| 1861 | 1,095 |
| 1871 | 922 |
| 1881 | 664 |
| 1891 | 523 |
| 1901 | 460 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 1,137 |
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, Chippawa, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 257 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 196 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 1 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 532 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 53 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 495 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 113 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 27 |
| Number of females | 585 |
| Number of females attending school | 131 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 21 |
| Number of males | 608 |
| Number of males attending school | 119 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of single females | 357 |
| Number of single males | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP | 1,193 |
| POP FX N.1 | 585 |
| POP MX N.1 | 608 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,193 |
| Total population | 1,193 |
Age structure (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 19 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 26 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 69 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 20 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 73 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 83 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 58 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 47 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 63 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 52 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 67 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 55 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 35 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 58 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 71 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 72 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 29 |
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 1 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 26 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 515 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 117 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 41 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 221 |
| Number of persons originating in Jersey or other British islands | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 93 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Switzerland | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 172 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of corn | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 74 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 30 |
| Acres of land in farms | 104 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 250 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| CRN AC | 4 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY TONS | 20 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 4 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 110 |
| Number of horses | 190 |
| Number of milk cows | 64 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 54 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 20 |
| WOOL LBS | 560 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 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 | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 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 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (122 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOV | 4 |
| C H | 110 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 608 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 585 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,193 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 495 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 532 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 113 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 53 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 21 |
| C126 MD MALE | 194 |
| C127 S MALE | 399 |
| C128 WID MALE | 15 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 608 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 27 |
| C130 MD FEM | 200 |
| C131 S FEM | 357 |
| C132 WID FEM | 28 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 585 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,193 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 9 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 19 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 26 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 1 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 26 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 29 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 119 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 131 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 34 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 13 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 19 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 20 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 26 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 12 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 18 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 22 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 22 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 73 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 69 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 58 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 67 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 71 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 10 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 55 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 47 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 72 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 83 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 35 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 63 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 20 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 58 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 7 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 52 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 11 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 31 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 7 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 5 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 17 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 12 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 8 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 12 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 4 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 5 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Welland |
| CH | 5 |
| CROP | 16 |
| CULT | 30 |
| DE NL | 41 |
| ENG WLS | 117 |
| FREN ORIG | 16 |
| HELD | 104 |
| HORSE | 190 |
| IRE | 221 |
| JE AND OTHR BI | 4 |
| LINE NO | 358 |
| M COWS | 64 |
| NB | 4 |
| NOT FRN | 515 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 2 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 14 |
| RU PRU PL | 1 |
| SCOT | 93 |
| SE AND NO | 2 |
| SHEEP | 54 |
| TOT O | 5 |
| US | 172 |
| WOOD | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q602402
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippawa,_Ontario
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). "Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chippawa-village-on040009-1851/.