Glanford, Ontario (1851 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1851, Glanford had a population of 2,008: 1,070 male and 938 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,008 total population, 1,070 males, 938 females, Male members of the family who are present: 915, Female members of the family who are present: 850, 733 single males, 597 single females, 323 families, 313 married males, 310 married females, 206 males attending school, 173 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 155, Females present who are not members of the family: 88, 39 male births, 31 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 25, 24 female births, 24 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 22, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 154 males aged 5 to 10, 140 females aged 5 to 10, 132 single males aged 10 to 15, 127 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 118 married females aged 20 to 30, 107 single males aged 15 to 20, 104 single males aged 20 to 30, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 20 to 30, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males under age 1, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 31 females under age 1, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 females age 3 to 4, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 females of unknown age, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 males of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,366 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 223 persons originating in England or Wales, 197 persons originating in Ireland, 129 persons originating in the United States, 58 persons originating in Scotland, 17 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons originating in all other places, 4 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 39,450 bushels of oats, 37,841 bushels of wheat, 32,317 pounds of homemade butter, 20,365 acres of land in farms, 10,198 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,167 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,938 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,569 acres of farmland under crops, 6,190 pounds of maple sugar, 5,413 bushels of peas, 5,299 bushels of potatoes, 3,857 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,543 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,887 bushels of turnips, 2,810 bushels of barley, 2,655 acres of wheat, 2,346 sheep, 1,569 tons of hay, 1,383 bushels of corn, 1,228 acres of oats, 1,185 swine, 1,123 bushels of buckwheat, 1,002 barrels of pork, 651 milk cows, 522 acres of peas, 522 calves and heifers, 493 horses, 439 barrels of beef, 387 bulls, oxen, or steers, 199 occupants of farms, 148 acres of buckwheat, 137 acres of barley, 100 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 96 bushels of carrots, 86 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 66 bushels of beans, 59 acres of corn, 53 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 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 62,000 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 40,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $8,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4,000 foundries returning capital, 4,000 woollen factories returning capital, 3,563 yards of flannel, 1,500 tanneries returning capital, 881 yards of fulled cloth, 120 employees in foundries, 22 employees in tanneries, 14 employees in woollen factories, 8 employees in grist mills, 5 employees in breweries, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 30,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $6,500 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on041005-1851/.