Fenelon, Ontario (1851 census)

Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 590. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.485°N, 78.789°W.

Population

In 1851, Fenelon had a population of 590: 308 male and 282 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Fenelon shared boundaries with:

• Bexley & Sommerville
• Eldon
• Mariposa
• Ops
• Verulam

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 120 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 590 total population, 308 males, Male members of the family who are present: 301, 282 females, Female members of the family who are present: 280, 204 single males, 179 single females, 105 families, 99 married males, 94 married females, 43 females attending school, 43 males attending school, 15 male births, 13 female births, 9 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 5 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, Male members of the family who are present: 2, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 56 males aged 5 to 10, 53 females aged 5 to 10, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 31 single males aged 10 to 15, 29 single females aged 10 to 15, 29 single males aged 15 to 20, 24 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 males under age 1, 19 single females aged 15 to 20, 19 single males aged 20 to 30, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females under age 1, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 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 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 376 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 105 persons originating in Scotland, 70 persons originating in Ireland, 32 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States, 2 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 11,740 pounds of homemade butter, 11,493 bushels of wheat, 9,374 acres of land in farms, 8,090 bushels of turnips, 8,080 bushels of oats, 7,783 bushels of potatoes, 6,821 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,915 pounds of maple sugar, 2,553 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,153 acres of farmland under crops, 2,060 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,038 bushels of peas, 755 acres of wheat, 670 sheep, 421 bushels of buckwheat, 418 swine, 398 tons of hay, 397 acres of farmland in pasture, 313 acres of oats, 231 barrels of pork, 220 calves and heifers, 214 bulls, oxen, or steers, 196 milk cows, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 149 acres of peas, 89 acres of potatoes, 74 horses, 48 bushels of barley, 42 barrels of beef, 37 bushels of corn, 36 acres of turnips, 25 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,078 yards of flannel, 583 yards of fulled cloth, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON037005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON149007 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q5443317
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_Township

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). "Fenelon, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on037005-1851/.