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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario

Dumfries, South, Ontario (1851 census)

Dumfries, South was a census subdivision in 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

YearPopulation
18514,297
18613,916

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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,297 total population, 2,311 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,989, 1,986 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,820, 1,575 single males, 1,269 single females, 712 married males, 688 families, 664 married females, 381 males attending school, 328 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 322, Females present who are not members of the family: 166, 62 male births, 61 female births, 53 widowed females, 24 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 20, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 329 single males aged 20 to 30, 297 single males aged 15 to 20, 293 females aged 5 to 10, 268 single males aged 10 to 15, 265 males aged 5 to 10, 244 single females aged 15 to 20, 241 single females aged 10 to 15, 232 married males aged 30 to 40, 227 married females aged 20 to 30, 194 married females aged 30 to 40, 178 married males aged 20 to 30, 155 married males aged 40 to 50, 136 single females aged 20 to 30, 134 married females aged 40 to 50, 86 females aged 1 to 2, 82 married males aged 50 to 60, 76 males under age 1, 75 females under age 1, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 65 females age 3 to 4, 64 males aged 1 to 2, 64 males aged 3 to 4, 61 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 52 single males aged 30 to 40, 51 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males 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 2,113 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 811 persons originating in Ireland, 703 persons originating in Scotland, 329 persons originating in England or Wales, 308 persons originating in the United States, 14 persons originating in New Brunswick, 11 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 174,968 bushels of wheat, 106,227 pounds of homemade butter, 72,296 bushels of oats, 42,747 acres of land in farms, 40,208 bushels of turnips, 30,739 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,346 pounds of wool produced on farms, 27,491 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 22,985 bushels of potatoes, 18,519 bushels of corn, 15,041 acres of farmland under crops, 15,034 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,567 bushels of peas, 12,008 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,210 sheep, 9,228 acres of wheat, 8,886 bushels of barley, 6,370 pounds of maple sugar, 5,127 tons of hay, 4,803 bushels of buckwheat, 3,888 swine, 3,268 gallons of cider, 2,218 acres of oats, 1,998 barrels of pork, 1,736 milk cows, 1,697 horses, 1,336 calves and heifers, 1,299 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,029 barrels of beef, 817 bulls, oxen, or steers, 763 pounds of flax or hemp, 691 acres of peas, 670 acres of corn, 664 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 578 bushels of carrots, 509 occupants of farms, 335 bushels of rye, 318 acres of barley, 318 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 280 acres of potatoes, 244 acres of buckwheat, 206 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 180 bushels of beans, 127 acres of turnips, 121 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 93 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 70 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 pounds of tobacco, 27 pounds of hops, 18 acres of rye, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,876 yards of flannel, 2,023 yards of fulled cloth, 145 yards of linen, 3 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 250,000 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 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, 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 of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, 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 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, 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 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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/.