Delaware, Ontario (1851 census)

Delaware was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,861. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.875°N, 81.376°W.

Population

In 1851, Delaware had a population of 1,861: 985 male and 876 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Delaware shared boundaries with:

• Carradoc
• Lobo
• London
• Southwold
• Westminster

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,861 total population, 985 males, Male members of the family who are present: 920, 876 females, Female members of the family who are present: 830, 683 single males, 562 single females, 325 families, 295 married males, 290 married females, 147 males attending school, 136 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 65, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 34 male births, 24 widowed females, 19 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 7, 7 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 144 males aged 5 to 10, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 123 single males aged 10 to 15, 104 single females aged 10 to 15, 98 married females aged 20 to 30, 93 single males aged 15 to 20, 92 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 86 single females aged 15 to 20, 81 single males aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 43 males under age 1, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 39 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 females under age 1, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 females of unknown age, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,016 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 353 persons originating in the United States, 247 Indigenous males, 217 Indigenous females, 199 persons originating in England or Wales, 142 persons originating in Ireland, 136 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 22,542 pounds of homemade butter, 14,549 bushels of wheat, 13,139 acres of land in farms, 11,262 bushels of oats, 8,132 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,960 bushels of corn, 5,007 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,000 pounds of maple sugar, 4,644 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,202 bushels of potatoes, 4,191 bushels of peas, 3,891 bushels of turnips, 2,625 acres of farmland under crops, 2,354 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,611 sheep, 1,305 bushels of barley, 1,214 bushels of buckwheat, 1,155 swine, 1,086 tons of hay, 970 acres of wheat, 613 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 562 barrels of pork, 443 milk cows, 412 calves and heifers, 411 bulls, oxen, or steers, 410 acres of oats, 363 acres of corn, 271 horses, 256 gallons of cider, 227 acres of peas, 185 occupants of farms, 154 barrels of beef, 130 bushels of beans, 127 bushels of rye, 78 acres of buckwheat, 63 acres of potatoes, 61 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 57 acres of barley, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 37 bushels of carrots, 29 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of rye, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 pounds of hops, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,706 yards of flannel, 782 yards of fulled cloth, $550 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 400 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 375 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 3 saw mills, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 100,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON023010 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON128004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115261257

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). "Delaware, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delaware-on023010-1851/.