Ellice, Ontario (1851 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,328. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1851, Ellice had a population of 1,328: 702 male and 626 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,328 total population, 702 males, Male members of the family who are present: 656, 626 females, Female members of the family who are present: 591, 478 single males, 394 single females, 250 families, 215 married males, 206 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, 40 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 26 widowed females, 24 females attending school, 24 male births, 22 males attending school, 9 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 4, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 119 males aged 5 to 10, 114 females aged 5 to 10, 93 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 single females aged 10 to 15, 74 married females aged 30 to 40, 74 single males aged 10 to 15, 73 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 single males aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 females under age 1, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 35 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 34 males under age 1, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 29 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 10 single females aged 20 to 30, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 females of unknown age, 4 males of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 528 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 328 persons originating in Ireland, 266 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 121 persons originating in England or Wales, 53 persons originating in Scotland, 28 persons originating in the United States, 8 Indigenous persons, 4 Indigenous females, 4 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 20,793 bushels of oats, 16,872 acres of land in farms, 16,668 bushels of wheat, 15,825 pounds of homemade butter, 11,355 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,377 pounds of maple sugar, 5,517 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,490 bushels of potatoes, 3,031 acres of farmland under crops, 2,731 bushels of peas, 2,709 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,079 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,434 acres of wheat, 1,390 bushels of turnips, 1,218 bushels of barley, 1,154 sheep, 945 swine, 877 acres of oats, 620 tons of hay, 520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 453 bulls, oxen, or steers, 414 calves and heifers, 407 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 390 milk cows, 290 acres of peas, 242 barrels of pork, 184 occupants of farms, 183 horses, 147 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 134 acres of potatoes, 113 bushels of rye, 87 barrels of beef, 86 acres of barley, 25 acres of turnips, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 pounds of flax or hemp, 10 acres of rye, 7 pounds of tobacco, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,233 yards of flannel, 405 yards of fulled cloth, 4 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on029006-1851/.