Flamboro, East, Ontario (1851 census)
Flamboro, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.375°N, 79.951°W.
Population
In 1851, Flamboro, East had a population of 2,903: 1,508 male and 1,395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,903 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
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, Flamboro, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,903 total population, 1,508 males, 1,395 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,305, Female members of the family who are present: 1,293, 988 single males, 883 single females, 476 married males, 473 families, 464 married females, 252 females attending school, 238 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 203, Females present who are not members of the family: 102, 50 female births, 48 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 32 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 18, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 235 males aged 5 to 10, 227 females aged 5 to 10, 173 single males aged 20 to 30, 162 married males aged 30 to 40, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 147 married females aged 30 to 40, 146 single females aged 10 to 15, 141 married females aged 20 to 30, 140 single females aged 15 to 20, 130 single males aged 15 to 20, 125 married males aged 40 to 50, 99 married males aged 20 to 30, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 91 single females aged 20 to 30, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 55 females under age 1, 52 females aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 52 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 females age 3 to 4, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 42 males under age 1, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,530 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 539 persons originating in Ireland, 409 persons originating in England or Wales, 258 persons originating in Scotland, 139 persons originating in the United States, 17 male negroes or coloured persons, 15 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Austria or Hungary — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 58,660 pounds of homemade butter, 45,130 bushels of wheat, 40,350 bushels of oats, 25,544 acres of land in farms, 20,165 bushels of turnips, 16,793 bushels of potatoes, 12,798 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,746 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,705 acres of farmland under crops, 7,265 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,926 gallons of cider, 5,020 bushels of peas, 4,655 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,556 bushels of buckwheat, 3,753 bushels of barley, 3,473 bushels of corn, 2,977 tons of hay, 2,938 pounds of maple sugar, 2,843 acres of wheat, 2,751 sheep, 1,740 swine, 1,412 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,313 acres of oats, 1,091 barrels of pork, 853 milk cows, 674 horses, 652 calves and heifers, 637 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 466 bulls, oxen, or steers, 386 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 329 acres of buckwheat, 287 occupants of farms, 281 acres of peas, 275 bushels of rye, 256 acres of potatoes, 249 barrels of beef, 240 acres of barley, 145 bushels of carrots, 136 acres of corn, 111 acres of turnips, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 87 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 81 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 pounds of tobacco, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 bushels of beans, 21 acres of rye, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,113 yards of flannel, $540 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 485 yards of fulled cloth, $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $150 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $20 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Fergusson | 1783–1862 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104006— 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). "Flamboro, East, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flamboro-east-on041002-1851/.