Ekfrid, Ontario (1851 census)
Ekfrid was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.783°N, 81.629°W.
Population
In 1851, Ekfrid had a population of 1,791: 929 male and 862 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,791 |
| 1861 | 2,574 |
| 1871 | 3,193 |
| 1881 | 3,023 |
| 1891 | 2,876 |
| 1901 | 2,757 |
| 1911 | 2,482 |
| 1921 | 2,275 |
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, Ekfrid shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,791 total population, 929 males, Male members of the family who are present: 873, 862 females, Female members of the family who are present: 820, 656 single males, 566 single females, 278 families, 256 married males, 254 married females, 149 males attending school, 131 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 42 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 41, Male members of the family who are present: 35, 25 male births, 20 female births, 17 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 138 males aged 5 to 10, 122 females aged 5 to 10, 120 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 15 to 20, 102 single males aged 20 to 30, 101 single females aged 15 to 20, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 36 males under age 1, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 females under age 1, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females age 3 to 4, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 948 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 603 persons originating in Scotland, 119 persons originating in Ireland, 44 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 40 persons originating in the United States, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 32,084 bushels of wheat, 29,573 pounds of homemade butter, 28,702 acres of land in farms, 19,630 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,477 bushels of oats, 14,155 pounds of maple sugar, 9,368 bushels of peas, 9,072 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,997 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,892 bushels of potatoes, 5,964 acres of farmland under crops, 3,088 sheep, 3,017 bushels of corn, 3,014 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,223 acres of wheat, 2,139 swine, 1,662 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,583 tons of hay, 1,116 bushels of turnips, 937 barrels of pork, 921 calves and heifers, 812 bulls, oxen, or steers, 812 milk cows, 780 acres of oats, 613 acres of peas, 437 horses, 305 barrels of beef, 229 occupants of farms, 178 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 119 acres of corn, 117 acres of potatoes, 94 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 bushels of rye, 46 bushels of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 bushels of carrots, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of buckwheat, 4 acres of rye, 3 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,686 yards of flannel, 1,525 yards of fulled cloth, $150 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills powered by steam. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128006— 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). "Ekfrid, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ekfrid-on023002-1851/.