Finch, Ontario (1851 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.175°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1851, Finch had a population of 1,450: 754 male and 696 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,450 |
| 1861 | 2,399 |
| 1871 | 2,729 |
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, Finch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,450 total population, 754 males, Male members of the family who are present: 748, Female members of the family who are present: 696, 696 females, 546 single males, 487 single females, 193 married females, 192 married males, 185 families, 90 males attending school, 86 females attending school, 17 female births, 16 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 7 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 6, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 113 females aged 5 to 10, 109 single males aged 15 to 20, 95 single males aged 10 to 15, 91 males aged 5 to 10, 85 single females aged 10 to 15, 82 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 56 married females aged 20 to 30, 44 females under age 1, 41 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 males under age 1, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females age 3 to 4, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males 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 females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 874 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 333 persons originating in Ireland, 223 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 24,859 acres of land in farms, 22,984 pounds of homemade butter, 22,640 bushels of potatoes, 20,127 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,556 bushels of oats, 11,274 bushels of wheat, 5,192 bushels of peas, 5,097 pounds of maple sugar, 4,732 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,093 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,518 acres of farmland under crops, 1,734 sheep, 1,408 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,405 bushels of buckwheat, 1,195 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,146 tons of hay, 1,131 swine, 960 bushels of corn, 794 acres of oats, 725 acres of wheat, 648 milk cows, 631 bushels of barley, 531 bushels of turnips, 444 calves and heifers, 443 horses, 434 barrels of pork, 381 acres of peas, 233 acres of potatoes, 228 bushels of rye, 213 barrels of beef, 211 occupants of farms, 193 bulls, oxen, or steers, 166 pounds of flax or hemp, 165 acres of corn, 122 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 116 acres of buckwheat, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 acres of barley, 43 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 pounds of hops, 21 acres of rye, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 bushels of carrots, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 6 gallons of cider, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 pounds of tobacco, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,314 yards of fulled cloth, 1,258 yards of flannel, $600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 220 yards of linen, 100 foundries returning capital, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 300 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Crysler | 1770–1852 | died here |
| A.P. (Alexander Peter) Cockburn | 1837–1905 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON072002— 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). "Finch, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on036003-1851/.