Clarence, Ontario (1851 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 508. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.208°W.
Population
In 1851, Clarence had a population of 508: 270 male and 238 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 508 |
| 1861 | 1,732 |
| 1871 | 2,666 |
| 1881 | 4,411 |
| 1891 | 4,779 |
| 1901 | 6,085 |
| 1911 | 5,463 |
| 1921 | 5,307 |
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, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 508 total population, 270 males, 238 females, Male members of the family who are present: 225, Female members of the family who are present: 199, 180 single males, 145 single females, 88 married females, 87 married males, 77 families, 50 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 45, Females present who are not members of the family: 39, 39 females attending school, 20 female births, 18 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 9, 5 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 38 females aged 5 to 10, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 5 to 10, 29 single males aged 10 to 15, 29 single males aged 20 to 30, 26 single females aged 10 to 15, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 married males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 single males aged 15 to 20, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 17 single females aged 15 to 20, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 13 males under age 1, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 11 females under age 1, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 208 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 135 French Canadians, 79 persons originating in Scotland, 58 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, 2 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143002— 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). "Clarence, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarence-on034002-1851/.