Dumfries, South, Ontario (1851 census)
Dumfries, South was a township in Brant County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,297. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.233°N, 80.333°W.
Population
In 1851, Dumfries, South had a population of 4,297: 2,311 male and 1,986 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,297 |
| 1861 | 3,916 |
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, Dumfries, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 357 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 688 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 5 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,820 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 166 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,989 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 20 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 322 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 688 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 61 |
| Number of females | 1,986 |
| Number of females attending school | 328 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 62 |
| Number of males | 2,311 |
| Number of males attending school | 381 |
| Number of married females | 664 |
| Number of married males | 712 |
| Number of persons at sea | 1 |
| Number of single females | 1,269 |
| Number of single males | 1,575 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP | 4,297 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,986 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,311 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,297 |
| Total population | 4,297 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 65 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 86 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 59 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 293 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 75 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 74 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 265 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 76 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 227 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 194 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 134 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 61 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 178 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 232 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 155 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 82 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 51 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 241 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 244 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 136 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 268 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 297 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 329 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 52 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,113 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 329 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 811 |
| Number of persons originating in Italy or Greece | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 703 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 308 |
Agriculture (73 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 318 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 244 |
| Acres of corn | 670 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 664 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,034 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,008 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,041 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 30,739 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,747 |
| Acres of oats | 2,218 |
| Acres of peas | 691 |
| Acres of potatoes | 280 |
| Acres of rye | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,228 |
| BAR AC | 318 |
| BAR BU | 8,886 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,998 |
| BEEF BAR | 1,029 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,886 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,803 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 578 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,519 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1,299 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,296 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,567 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,985 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,208 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 174,968 |
| BWT AC | 244 |
| BWT BU | 4,803 |
| CRN AC | 670 |
| CRN BU | 18,519 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 3,268 |
| HAY TONS | 5,127 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 817 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,336 |
| Number of horses | 1,697 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,736 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 509 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 206 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 70 |
| Number of sheep | 10,210 |
| Number of swine | 3,888 |
| OAT AC | 2,218 |
| OAT BU | 72,296 |
| PEA AC | 691 |
| PEA BU | 13,567 |
| PORK BAR | 1,998 |
| POT AC | 280 |
| POT BU | 22,985 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 27,491 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 763 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 106,227 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 27 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 6,370 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 28,346 |
| RYE AC | 18 |
| RYE BU | 335 |
| TOB LBS | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,127 |
| WHT AC | 9,228 |
| WHT BU | 174,968 |
| WOOL LBS | 28,346 |
Manufacturing & industry (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 250,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 5,876 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,023 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 145 |
Deaths & mortality (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 19 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 30 |
Other recorded variables (157 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 1 |
| B LBS | 106,227 |
| BEN BU | 180 |
| BOV | 817 |
| C H | 1,336 |
| C LBS | 27,491 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,311 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,986 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,297 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,989 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,820 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 322 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 166 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 20 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 5 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 62 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 712 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,575 |
| C128 WID MALE | 24 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,311 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 61 |
| C130 MD FEM | 664 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,269 |
| C132 WID FEM | 53 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,986 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,297 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 19 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 30 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 76 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 381 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 328 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 75 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 64 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 86 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 250,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 74 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 59 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 64 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 65 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 57 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 44 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 265 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 293 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 268 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 241 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 297 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 18 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 244 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 178 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 329 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 227 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 136 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 232 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 52 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 5 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 194 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 22 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 11 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 155 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 18 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 134 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 3 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 8 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 82 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 6 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 61 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 12 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 51 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 22 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 9 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 12 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 8 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 8 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 578 |
| CD NAME | Brant |
| CID GAL | 3,268 |
| CROP | 15,041 |
| CULT | 30,739 |
| ENG WLS | 329 |
| FC YRDS | 2,023 |
| FLAN YRDS | 5,876 |
| FLX LBS | 763 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 11 |
| GARDEN | 664 |
| GRA BU | 318 |
| HELD | 42,747 |
| HOP LBS | 27 |
| HORSE | 1,697 |
| IRE | 811 |
| IT AND GR | 1 |
| LIN YRDS | 145 |
| LINE NO | 7 |
| M COWS | 1,736 |
| MPLS LBS | 6,370 |
| MW BU | 1,299 |
| NB | 14 |
| NOT FRN | 2,113 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 121 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 93 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 206 |
| O OVR 200 | 15 |
| O UNDR 10 | 70 |
| OTHER PL | 3 |
| PASTURE | 15,034 |
| SCOT | 703 |
| SHEEP | 10,210 |
| SWINE | 3,888 |
| TOT O | 509 |
| TUR AC | 127 |
| TUR BU | 40,208 |
| US | 308 |
| WOOD | 12,008 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON065004— 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). "Dumfries, South, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-south-on002004-1851/.