Downie, Downie & Gore, Ontario (1851 census)
Downie, Downie & Gore was a census subdivision in Perth County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.329°N, 81.060°W.
Population
In 1851, Downie, Downie & Gore had a population of 2,727: 1,459 male and 1,268 female residents. Population density was 31.3 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Downie, Downie & Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 344 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 431 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 8 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,209 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 59 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,358 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 19 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 101 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 431 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 58 |
| Number of females | 1,268 |
| Number of females attending school | 52 |
| Number of lunatic females | 4 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 56 |
| Number of males | 1,459 |
| Number of males attending school | 74 |
| Number of married females | 411 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of single females | 817 |
| Number of single males | 1,001 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP | 2,727 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,268 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,459 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,727 |
| Total population | 2,727 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 53 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 51 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 203 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 68 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 71 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 43 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 55 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 200 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 68 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 142 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 117 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 76 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 43 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 86 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 159 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 87 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 61 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 23 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 156 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 103 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 45 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 157 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 141 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 160 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,177 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 321 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 606 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 465 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 34 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 153 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 4 |
| Acres of corn | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,254 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 32,227 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,663 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 10,973 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,200 |
| Acres of oats | 1,703 |
| Acres of peas | 577 |
| Acres of potatoes | 258 |
| Acres of rye | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 85 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,724 |
| BAR AC | 153 |
| BAR BU | 2,566 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 442 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 805 |
| BEEF BAR | 442 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,566 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,221 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,969 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,515 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,607 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 35,307 |
| BWT AC | 4 |
| BWT BU | 80 |
| CRN AC | 13 |
| CRN BU | 252 |
| HAY TONS | 140 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 1,150 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 933 |
| Number of horses | 311 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,754 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 428 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 309 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 2,544 |
| Number of swine | 1,559 |
| OAT AC | 1,703 |
| OAT BU | 43,221 |
| PEA AC | 577 |
| PEA BU | 5,969 |
| PORK BAR | 805 |
| POT AC | 258 |
| POT BU | 7,515 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,712 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 7,239 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,575 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 1,666 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 18,706 |
| RYE AC | 4 |
| RYE BU | 84 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 140 |
| WHT AC | 2,724 |
| WHT BU | 35,307 |
Manufacturing & industry (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | 7,500 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 1 |
| Number of breweries returning capital | 500 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 250 |
| Number of employees in breweries | 4 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 6 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 4,063 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 749 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 50 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | . |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 18 |
Other recorded variables (152 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 38,575 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BOV | 1,150 |
| C H | 933 |
| C LBS | 4,712 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,459 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,268 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,727 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,358 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,209 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 101 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 59 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 19 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 8 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 4 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 56 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 429 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,001 |
| C128 WID MALE | 29 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,459 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 58 |
| C130 MD FEM | 411 |
| C131 S FEM | 817 |
| C132 WID FEM | 40 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,268 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,727 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 9 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 18 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 68 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 74 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 52 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 64 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 4 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 68 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 70 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 71 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 58 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 43 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 53 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 55 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 51 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 200 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 250 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 203 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 157 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 156 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 141 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 103 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 86 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 160 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 142 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 45 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 159 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 26 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 117 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 5 |
| C62 F HANDS | 6 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C63 F NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C64 BREW NO | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C65 BREW RETURNS | 1 |
| C66 BREW CAPITAL | 500 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 87 |
| C67 BREW PRODUCE | 7,500 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BREW HANDS | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 76 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 7 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 61 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 43 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 6 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 23 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 6 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 14 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 13 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 11 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 6 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 7 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Perth |
| CROP | 7,663 |
| CULT | 10,973 |
| ENG WLS | 321 |
| FC YRDS | 749 |
| FLAN YRDS | 4,063 |
| FLX LBS | 7,239 |
| FREN ORIG | 3 |
| GARDEN | 56 |
| GRA BU | 185 |
| HELD | 43,200 |
| HOP LBS | 1,666 |
| HORSE | 311 |
| IRE | 606 |
| LIN YRDS | 50 |
| LINE NO | 256 |
| M COWS | 1,754 |
| MPLS LBS | 18,706 |
| NB | 3 |
| NOT FRN | 1,177 |
| NS PEI | 6 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 78 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 20 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 309 |
| O OVR 200 | 4 |
| O UNDR 10 | 16 |
| PASTURE | 3,254 |
| SCOT | 465 |
| SHEEP | 2,544 |
| SWINE | 1,559 |
| TOT O | 428 |
| TUR AC | 85 |
| TUR BU | 6,607 |
| US | 34 |
| WOOD | 32,227 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON029004— 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). "Downie, Downie & Gore, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/downie-downie-gore-on029004-1851/.