Elmsley, Ontario (1851 census)
Elmsley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,442. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.082°W.
Population
In 1851, Elmsley had a population of 1,442: 740 male and 702 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,442 |
| 1861 | 1,400 |
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, Elmsley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,442 total population, 740 males, 702 females, Male members of the family who are present: 696, Female members of the family who are present: 658, 536 single males, 477 single females, 205 families, 201 married females, 198 married males, 179 males attending school, 138 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 44, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, 27 male births, 26 female births, 24 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 15, Male members of the family who are present: 9, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 129 females aged 5 to 10, 125 males aged 5 to 10, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 75 single males aged 15 to 20, 69 single females aged 15 to 20, 67 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 single males aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 males under age 1, 31 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 females under age 1, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 840 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 384 persons originating in Ireland, 123 persons originating in Scotland, 41 French Canadians, 38 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 71,070 pounds of homemade butter, 17,576 bushels of potatoes, 16,073 bushels of oats, 15,678 acres of land in farms, 11,995 bushels of wheat, 9,559 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,119 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,175 pounds of maple sugar, 4,889 bushels of turnips, 3,777 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,680 acres of farmland under crops, 2,962 bushels of peas, 2,432 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,332 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,746 bushels of corn, 1,537 tons of hay, 1,488 sheep, 881 acres of wheat, 808 bushels of buckwheat, 740 calves and heifers, 739 swine, 656 acres of oats, 618 milk cows, 589 bushels of barley, 466 barrels of pork, 319 bulls, oxen, or steers, 272 horses, 199 acres of potatoes, 179 acres of peas, 154 occupants of farms, 124 bushels of rye, 82 acres of corn, 82 barrels of beef, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 70 bushels of beans, 56 acres of buckwheat, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 acres of barley, 19 pounds of hops, 16 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of carrots, 11 acres of rye, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 26,390 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 6,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,532 yards of flannel, 908 yards of fulled cloth, $350 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in saw mills, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 540,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 13,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083006— 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). "Elmsley, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-on020006-1851/.