Elderslie, Ontario (1851 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Bruce County, 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. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 7 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 7 |
| Number of families | 3 |
| Number of females | 7 |
| Number of males | 7 |
| Number of married females | 3 |
| Number of married males | 3 |
| Number of single females | 4 |
| Number of single males | 4 |
| POP | 14 |
| POP FX N.1 | 7 |
| POP MX N.1 | 7 |
| POP XX N.1 | 14 |
| Total population | 14 |
Age structure (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 7 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 7 |
| C03 TOTAL | 14 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 7 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 7 |
| C126 MD MALE | 3 |
| C127 S MALE | 4 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 7 |
| C130 MD FEM | 3 |
| C131 S FEM | 4 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 7 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 14 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 1 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 2 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Bruce |
| ENG WLS | 9 |
| LINE NO | 20 |
| NOT FRN | 4 |
| SCOT | 1 |
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/.