Clinton, Ontario (1851 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1851, Clinton had a population of 2,462: 1,256 male and 1,206 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
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, Clinton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 191 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,462 total population, 1,256 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,241, 1,206 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,186, 844 single males, 758 single females, 413 families, 399 married females, 386 married males, 353 males attending school, 255 females attending school, 49 widowed females, 39 male births, 31 female births, 26 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, Female members of the family who are absent: 12, Male members of the family who are present: 7, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 173 males aged 5 to 10, 169 females aged 5 to 10, 161 single females aged 10 to 15, 151 single males aged 20 to 30, 145 single males aged 15 to 20, 141 single males aged 10 to 15, 130 single females aged 15 to 20, 125 married females aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 30 to 40, 108 married females aged 30 to 40, 91 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 84 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 females aged 1 to 2, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 44 males under age 1, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 31 females age 3 to 4, 31 females under age 1, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,975 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 227 persons originating in the United States, 87 persons originating in Ireland, 82 persons originating in England or Wales, 43 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 18 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 12 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 72,722 pounds of homemade butter, 61,168 bushels of wheat, 33,725 gallons of cider, 24,941 acres of land in farms, 23,878 bushels of oats, 21,845 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,817 bushels of corn, 14,222 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,888 pounds of maple sugar, 10,719 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,458 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,607 acres of farmland under crops, 5,979 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,674 bushels of potatoes, 3,695 acres of wheat, 3,257 bushels of buckwheat, 3,023 sheep, 2,976 tons of hay, 2,284 bushels of barley, 1,689 swine, 1,462 bushels of peas, 1,266 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,150 barrels of pork, 1,123 milk cows, 776 horses, 639 acres of oats, 636 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 611 calves and heifers, 571 bushels of rye, 436 acres of corn, 415 pounds of flax or hemp, 396 bulls, oxen, or steers, 365 barrels of beef, 257 bushels of turnips, 246 occupants of farms, 239 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 193 acres of buckwheat, 162 acres of peas, 138 bushels of beans, 107 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 87 acres of barley, 81 bushels of carrots, 71 acres of potatoes, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 pounds of tobacco, 43 acres of rye, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 pounds of hops, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,259 yards of flannel, 1,680 yards of fulled cloth, $1,420 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,250 distilleries returning capital, $850 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 775 foundries returning capital, 500 tanneries returning capital, $400 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), $383 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 180 yards of linen, 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 8 saw mills returning capital, 7 saw mills powered by water, 4 employees in saw mills, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in distilleries, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. $150 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1,000 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 45 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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 of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON021005— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on022002-1851/.