Collingwood, Ontario (1851 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 545. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.474°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1851, Collingwood had a population of 545: 302 male and 243 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 1,492 |
| 1871 | 3,576 |
| 1881 | 4,915 |
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, Collingwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 545 total population, 302 males, Male members of the family who are present: 295, 243 females, Female members of the family who are present: 239, 208 single males, 166 single females, 90 married males, 89 families, 76 married females, 15 males attending school, 13 male births, 9 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 50 females aged 5 to 10, 42 single males aged 10 to 15, 41 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 males aged 5 to 10, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 21 married males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 single males aged 20 to 30, 20 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 males under age 1, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 10 females under age 1, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 260 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 120 persons originating in Scotland, 103 persons originating in Ireland, 50 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,660 acres of land in farms, 9,534 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,769 bushels of wheat, 5,150 bushels of turnips, 5,013 bushels of potatoes, 3,736 pounds of maple sugar, 1,634 bushels of oats, 1,126 acres of farmland under cultivation, 839 pounds of wool produced on farms, 805 pounds of homemade butter, 714 acres of farmland under crops, 417 bushels of corn, 415 bushels of peas, 410 acres of farmland in pasture, 334 swine, 316 sheep, 297 acres of wheat, 251 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 208 bulls, oxen, or steers, 203 tons of hay, 165 calves and heifers, 149 milk cows, 106 barrels of pork, 79 occupants of farms, 73 acres of oats, 66 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 barrels of beef, 54 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of barley, 46 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 40 bushels of carrots, 28 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 acres of corn, 27 acres of peas, 21 horses, 6 bushels of rye, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 390 yards of flannel, 63 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 22 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON155002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261146
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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on011003-1851/.