Drummond, Ontario (1851 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.991°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1851, Drummond had a population of 2,648: 1,349 male and 1,299 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,648 |
| 1861 | 2,637 |
| 1871 | 2,467 |
| 1881 | 2,378 |
| 1891 | 2,202 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,764 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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, Drummond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,648 total population, 1,349 males, 1,299 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,241, Female members of the family who are present: 1,212, 930 single males, 860 single females, 383 married males, 381 married females, 336 families, 234 males attending school, 165 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 108, Females present who are not members of the family: 87, 58 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 47, 47 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 46, 46 female births, 36 widowed males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 186 single males aged 10 to 15, 182 males aged 5 to 10, 176 single females aged 10 to 15, 174 females aged 5 to 10, 166 single females aged 15 to 20, 161 single males aged 15 to 20, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 single females aged 20 to 30, 107 married females aged 20 to 30, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 63 married females aged 50 to 60, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 males under age 1, 56 males aged 3 to 4, 54 females under age 1, 53 married males aged 60 to 70, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 36 females age 3 to 4, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,623 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 595 persons originating in Ireland, 321 persons originating in Scotland, 81 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 83,244 pounds of homemade butter, 46,112 acres of land in farms, 44,168 bushels of potatoes, 34,848 bushels of oats, 31,212 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,107 bushels of wheat, 14,900 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,589 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,743 acres of farmland under crops, 7,082 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,204 bushels of peas, 5,129 pounds of maple sugar, 4,617 sheep, 3,781 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,692 bushels of turnips, 3,417 tons of hay, 2,314 bushels of barley, 2,061 swine, 1,882 acres of wheat, 1,757 acres of corn, 1,757 bushels of corn, 1,661 acres of oats, 1,476 barrels of pork, 1,397 milk cows, 1,244 calves and heifers, 973 bushels of buckwheat, 668 bulls, oxen, or steers, 655 horses, 507 acres of potatoes, 491 acres of peas, 382 barrels of beef, 375 occupants of farms, 189 bushels of rye, 163 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 146 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 97 pounds of hops, 91 acres of barley, 91 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 84 bushels of carrots, 75 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 acres of buckwheat, 43 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 bushels of beans, 19 acres of turnips, 18 acres of rye, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,408 yards of flannel, 4,500 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 2,044 yards of fulled cloth, 2,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 900 tanneries returning capital, 700 foundries returning capital, 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 91 yards of linen, 10 employees in foundries, 5 employees in tanneries, 3 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 tanneries, 3 tanneries reporting, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 150,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $1,500 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). 1,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Rosetta Ernestine Watson | 1845–1907 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006_1911_1921— 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). "Drummond, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drummond-on019006-1851/.