Elderslie, Ontario (1851 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 14. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 81.184°W.
Population
In 1851, Elderslie had a population of 14: 7 male and 7 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 1861 | 1,774 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,273 |
| 1891 | 3,047 |
| 1901 | 2,458 |
| 1911 | 1,950 |
| 1921 | 1,671 |
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, Elderslie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 14 total population, Female members of the family who are present: 7, Male members of the family who are present: 7, 7 females, 7 males, 4 single females, 4 single males, 3 families, 3 married females, 3 married males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 3 married females aged 20 to 30, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married males aged 30 to 40, 1 females aged 5 to 10, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 males under age 1, 1 married males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261381
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). "Elderslie, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elderslie-on003006-1851/.