Cornwall, Ontario (1851 census)
Cornwall was a census subdivision in Stormont County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,707. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.085°N, 74.813°W.
Population
In 1851, Cornwall had a population of 4,707: 2,418 male and 2,289 female residents. Population density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,707 |
| 1861 | 5,000 |
| 1871 | 5,081 |
| 1881 | 5,436 |
| 1891 | 6,790 |
| 1901 | 6,911 |
| 1911 | 6,074 |
| 1921 | 6,631 |
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, Cornwall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 363 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 730 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 55 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 2,113 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 176 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,263 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 117 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 155 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 5 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 730 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 55 |
| Number of females | 2,289 |
| Number of females attending school | 403 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 61 |
| Number of males | 2,418 |
| Number of males attending school | 474 |
| Number of married females | 610 |
| Number of married males | 619 |
| Number of persons at sea | 2 |
| Number of single females | 1,567 |
| Number of single males | 1,722 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 77 |
| POP | 4,707 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,289 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,418 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,707 |
| Total population | 4,707 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 80 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 82 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 65 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 68 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 332 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 66 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 79 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 72 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 70 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 361 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 64 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 178 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 171 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 129 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 76 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 111 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 165 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 123 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 127 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 63 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 23 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 283 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 301 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 209 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 24 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 28 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 333 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 299 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 270 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 47 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 25 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 26 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 21 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 14 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 274 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3,469 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 58 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 436 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 11 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 308 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 148 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 492 |
| Acres of corn | 379 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 270 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,853 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 33,824 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,033 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 19,156 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,980 |
| Acres of oats | 3,360 |
| Acres of peas | 1,086 |
| Acres of potatoes | 474 |
| Acres of rye | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,248 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 919 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 614 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| BEEF BAR | 614 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 919 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,499 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,442 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 80,021 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,291 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,599 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 764 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 34,592 |
| BWT AC | 492 |
| BWT BU | 10,499 |
| CRN AC | 379 |
| CRN BU | 8,442 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 2,471 |
| HAY TONS | 6,554 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 333 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,889 |
| Number of horses | 1,561 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,243 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 521 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 254 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 5,782 |
| Number of swine | 2,987 |
| OAT AC | 3,360 |
| OAT BU | 80,021 |
| PEA AC | 1,086 |
| PEA BU | 13,291 |
| PORK BAR | 1,319 |
| POT AC | 474 |
| POT BU | 24,599 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,660 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 571 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 223,291 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 128 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 20,567 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,451 |
| RYE AC | 57 |
| RYE BU | 764 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,554 |
| WHT AC | 2,248 |
| WHT BU | 34,592 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,451 |
Manufacturing & industry (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 400 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 315 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 3 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 60 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 40 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,350 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 250 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 5,529 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,196 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 184 |
Deaths & mortality (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (161 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 2 |
| B LBS | 223,291 |
| BEN BU | 143 |
| BOV | 333 |
| C H | 1,889 |
| C LBS | 7,660 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,418 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,289 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,707 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,263 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 400 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 2,113 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 155 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 176 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 117 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 55 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 4 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 8 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 61 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 619 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,722 |
| C128 WID MALE | 77 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,418 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 55 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,350 |
| C130 MD FEM | 610 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,567 |
| C132 WID FEM | 112 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,289 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,707 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 1 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 7 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 64 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 474 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 403 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 5 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 66 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 79 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 82 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 85 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 65 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 72 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 40 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 80 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 3 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 250 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 70 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 68 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 361 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 315 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 332 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 60 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 333 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 283 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 299 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 301 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 111 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 270 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 7 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 178 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 209 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 165 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 47 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 13 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 171 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 24 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 10 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 123 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 25 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 19 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 129 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 19 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 19 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 127 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 10 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 14 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 76 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 28 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 24 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 63 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 6 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 11 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 39 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 8 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 26 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 23 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 9 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 7 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 21 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 6 |
| CAR BU | 284 |
| CD NAME | Stormont |
| CID GAL | 2,471 |
| CROP | 13,033 |
| CULT | 19,156 |
| ENG WLS | 58 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 3,196 |
| FLAN YRDS | 5,529 |
| FLX LBS | 571 |
| FREN ORIG | 274 |
| GARDEN | 270 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HELD | 52,980 |
| HOP LBS | 128 |
| HORSE | 1,561 |
| IRE | 436 |
| LIN YRDS | 184 |
| LINE NO | 330 |
| M COWS | 2,243 |
| MPLS LBS | 20,567 |
| MW BU | 41 |
| NOT FRN | 3,469 |
| NS PEI | 11 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 16 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 106 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 58 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 254 |
| O OVR 200 | 23 |
| O UNDR 10 | 64 |
| PASTURE | 5,853 |
| SCOT | 308 |
| SHEEP | 5,782 |
| SWINE | 2,987 |
| TOT O | 521 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 214 |
| US | 148 |
| WOOD | 33,824 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145001— 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). "Cornwall, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-on036001-1851/.