Essa, Ontario (1851 census)
Essa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,507. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.257°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1851, Essa had a population of 1,507: 781 male and 726 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,507 |
| 1861 | 2,904 |
| 1871 | 4,221 |
| 1881 | 4,666 |
| 1891 | 3,592 |
| 1901 | 3,438 |
| 1911 | 3,084 |
| 1921 | 2,910 |
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, Essa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 132 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,507 total population, 781 males, Male members of the family who are present: 776, 726 females, Female members of the family who are present: 722, 538 single males, 511 single females, 238 families, 231 married males, 202 married females, 60 males attending school, 50 females attending school, 13 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 8 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 5 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 116 females aged 5 to 10, 112 males aged 5 to 10, 103 single males aged 10 to 15, 101 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 single males aged 15 to 20, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 77 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 single females aged 15 to 20, 57 married males aged 30 to 40, 51 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 35 females age 3 to 4, 32 females under age 1, 29 males under age 1, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 708 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 642 persons originating in Ireland, 94 persons originating in England or Wales, 63 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 37,683 bushels of wheat, 22,000 bushels of oats, 21,763 acres of land in farms, 16,880 pounds of homemade butter, 15,511 bushels of potatoes, 13,491 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,515 bushels of peas, 8,272 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,795 pounds of maple sugar, 5,022 acres of farmland under crops, 4,980 bushels of turnips, 3,754 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,214 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,300 acres of wheat, 1,978 swine, 1,524 sheep, 934 tons of hay, 886 barrels of pork, 828 acres of oats, 581 calves and heifers, 567 acres of peas, 539 milk cows, 522 bulls, oxen, or steers, 420 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 364 bushels of barley, 323 horses, 224 occupants of farms, 187 acres of potatoes, 168 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 131 barrels of beef, 39 acres of turnips, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 acres of barley, 21 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 30,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 3,265 yards of flannel, 638 yards of fulled cloth, $100 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261414
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). "Essa, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essa-on035011-1851/.