Elizabethtown, Ontario (1851 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.788°W.
Population
In 1851, Elizabethtown had a population of 5,208: 2,620 male and 2,588 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
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, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 201 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,208 total population, 2,620 males, 2,588 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,375, Female members of the family who are present: 2,355, 1,753 single males, 1,694 single females, 863 families, 810 married males, 800 married females, 378 males attending school, 324 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 245, Females present who are not members of the family: 233, 94 widowed females, 62 male births, 57 widowed males, 53 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 33, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 378 single females aged 10 to 15, 358 females aged 5 to 10, 356 males aged 5 to 10, 334 single males aged 10 to 15, 332 single females aged 15 to 20, 298 single males aged 15 to 20, 236 married females aged 20 to 30, 227 single males aged 20 to 30, 217 married males aged 40 to 50, 216 married females aged 30 to 40, 193 married males aged 30 to 40, 175 single females aged 20 to 30, 155 married females aged 40 to 50, 148 married males aged 50 to 60, 146 married males aged 20 to 30, 117 married females aged 50 to 60, 101 males aged 1 to 2, 98 females under age 1, 97 males aged 4 to 5, 93 males aged 2 to 3, 92 males under age 1, 86 females aged 2 to 3, 83 females aged 1 to 2, 82 males aged 3 to 4, 75 females aged 4 to 5, 63 females age 3 to 4, 60 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 married females aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 married males aged 70 to 80, 26 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15, 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males over 100, 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,550 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 964 persons originating in Ireland, 252 persons originating in the United States, 209 persons originating in England or Wales, 127 persons originating in Scotland, 85 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, « persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 95,005 pounds of homemade butter, 67,429 acres of land in farms, 59,283 bushels of oats, 50,514 bushels of wheat, 43,652 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 39,418 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 36,324 bushels of potatoes, 28,011 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,177 acres of farmland under crops, 18,536 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16,678 pounds of maple sugar, 11,246 bushels of peas, 8,629 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,471 tons of hay, 8,278 bushels of corn, 7,156 sheep, 5,449 bushels of buckwheat, 4,941 acres of wheat, 2,996 bushels of rye, 2,663 acres of oats, 2,432 milk cows, 2,338 swine, 2,128 calves and heifers, 2,013 horses, 1,972 bushels of barley, 1,761 barrels of pork, 1,719 gallons of cider, 947 bushels of turnips, 804 acres of peas, 783 bulls, oxen, or steers, 736 occupants of farms, 697 bushels of carrots, 647 barrels of beef, 613 acres of potatoes, 502 acres of corn, 464 acres of buckwheat, 244 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 213 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 211 acres of rye, 205 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 160 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 146 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 142 bushels of beans, 118 acres of barley, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 3 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 16,500 tanneries returning capital, 9,736 yards of flannel, 6,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 5,239 yards of fulled cloth, $2,450 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $1,500 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $775 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 625 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $525 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 182 yards of linen, 175 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 24 employees in tanneries, 6 employees in grist mills, 5 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 carding and fulling mills, 3 carding and fulling mills reporting, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent. $28,000 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 13 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058001_1911— 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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on020005-1851/.