Drummond, Ontario (1851 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in Lanark County, 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 density was 25.5 people per square mile.
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 367 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 336 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 46 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,212 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 87 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,241 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 47 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 108 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 46 |
| Number of females | 1,299 |
| Number of females attending school | 165 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 47 |
| Number of males | 1,349 |
| Number of males attending school | 234 |
| Number of married females | 381 |
| Number of married males | 383 |
| Number of persons at sea | 2 |
| Number of single females | 860 |
| Number of single males | 930 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP | 2,648 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,299 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,349 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,648 |
| Total population | 2,648 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 37 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 174 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 54 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 56 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 182 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 57 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 107 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 98 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 72 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 63 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 60 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 89 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 85 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 70 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 53 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 22 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 176 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 166 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 117 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 186 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 161 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 140 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,623 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 81 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 595 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 321 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 1 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 3 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 62 |
| Acres of corn | 1,757 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,082 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 31,212 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,743 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 14,900 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,112 |
| Acres of oats | 1,661 |
| Acres of peas | 491 |
| Acres of potatoes | 507 |
| Acres of rye | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,882 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 2,314 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 382 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,476 |
| BEEF BAR | 382 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,314 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 973 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,757 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,848 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,204 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,168 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,692 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 23,107 |
| BWT AC | 62 |
| BWT BU | 973 |
| CRN AC | 1,757 |
| CRN BU | 1,757 |
| HAY TONS | 3,417 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 668 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,244 |
| Number of horses | 655 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,397 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 375 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 163 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 4,617 |
| Number of swine | 2,061 |
| OAT AC | 1,661 |
| OAT BU | 34,848 |
| PEA AC | 491 |
| PEA BU | 6,204 |
| PORK BAR | 1,476 |
| POT AC | 507 |
| POT BU | 44,168 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,781 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 83,244 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 97 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 5,129 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,589 |
| RYE AC | 18 |
| RYE BU | 189 |
| TOB LBS | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,417 |
| WHT AC | 1,882 |
| WHT BU | 23,107 |
| WOOL LBS | 12,589 |
Manufacturing & industry (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 1,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 150,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 500 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 10 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 5 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 700 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 3 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 3 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 900 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 4,500 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 1,500 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 2,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 5,408 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,044 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 91 |
Deaths & mortality (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| 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 aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 11 |
Other recorded variables (162 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 2 |
| B LBS | 83,244 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BOV | 668 |
| C H | 1,244 |
| C LBS | 3,781 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,349 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,299 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,648 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,241 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 1,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,212 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 108 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 87 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 47 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 46 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 4 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 47 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C126 MD MALE | 383 |
| C127 S MALE | 930 |
| C128 WID MALE | 36 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,349 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 46 |
| C130 MD FEM | 381 |
| C131 S FEM | 860 |
| C132 WID FEM | 58 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,299 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,648 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 7 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 4 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 11 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 57 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 234 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 165 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 54 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 45 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 47 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 150,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 37 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 35 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 56 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 36 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 34 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 37 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 182 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 500 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 174 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 4,500 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 2,000 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 186 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 176 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 161 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 5 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 166 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 60 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 140 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C52 TAN NO | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 107 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 117 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 900 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 8 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 1,500 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 5 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 89 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 13 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 1 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 700 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 98 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 14 |
| C62 F HANDS | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 9 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 85 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 9 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 7 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 72 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 13 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 70 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 7 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 63 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 11 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 53 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 4 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 29 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 22 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 11 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 10 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 84 |
| CD NAME | Lanark |
| CROP | 7,743 |
| CULT | 14,900 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 81 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 2,044 |
| FLAN YRDS | 5,408 |
| FREN ORIG | 10 |
| GARDEN | 75 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HELD | 46,112 |
| HOP LBS | 97 |
| HORSE | 655 |
| IRE | 595 |
| LIN YRDS | 91 |
| LINE NO | 169 |
| M COWS | 1,397 |
| MPLS LBS | 5,129 |
| MW BU | 146 |
| NB | 3 |
| NOT FRN | 1,623 |
| NOT KNOWN | 3 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 6 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 91 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 43 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 193 |
| O OVR 200 | 29 |
| O UNDR 10 | 13 |
| OTHER PL | 3 |
| PASTURE | 7,082 |
| RU PRU PL | 2 |
| SCOT | 321 |
| SHEEP | 4,617 |
| SWINE | 2,061 |
| TOT O | 375 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,692 |
| US | 1 |
| WOOD | 31,212 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006— 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/.