Glanford, Ontario (1851 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Wentworth County, 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 density was 50.4 people per square mile.
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 356 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 323 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 25 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 850 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 88 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 915 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 22 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 155 |
| Number of blind males | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 323 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 24 |
| Number of females | 938 |
| Number of females attending school | 173 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 39 |
| Number of males | 1,070 |
| Number of males attending school | 206 |
| Number of married females | 310 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of single females | 597 |
| Number of single males | 733 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP | 2,008 |
| POP FX N.1 | 938 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,070 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,008 |
| Total population | 2,008 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 42 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 30 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 140 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 7 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 154 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 5 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 118 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 76 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 74 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 76 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 92 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 81 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 127 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 120 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 42 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 132 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 107 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 104 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 3 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,366 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 223 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 197 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 58 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 129 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 137 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 148 |
| Acres of corn | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,543 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,167 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,569 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 10,198 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,365 |
| Acres of oats | 1,228 |
| Acres of peas | 522 |
| Acres of potatoes | 83 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,655 |
| BAR AC | 137 |
| BAR BU | 3,437 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 439 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,002 |
| BEEF BAR | 520 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,810 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,383 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,299 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,887 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 37,841 |
| BWT AC | 293 |
| BWT BU | 5,863 |
| CRN AC | 193 |
| CRN BU | 4,822 |
| HAY TONS | 2,658 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 387 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 522 |
| Number of horses | 493 |
| Number of milk cows | 651 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 2,346 |
| Number of swine | 1,185 |
| OAT AC | 1,307 |
| OAT BU | 44,754 |
| PEA AC | 210 |
| PEA BU | 2,045 |
| PORK BAR | 743 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 5,385 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,857 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,317 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 6,190 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,938 |
| RYE AC | 26 |
| RYE BU | 380 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,569 |
| WHT AC | 2,195 |
| WHT BU | 35,178 |
| WOOL LBS | 7,050 |
Manufacturing & industry (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 30,000 |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | 62,000 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 1 |
| Number of employees in breweries | 5 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 120 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 8 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 22 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 14 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 4,000 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 1,500 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 4,000 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 8,000 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 6,500 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 40,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,563 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 881 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 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 females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (151 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 48,460 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| BOV | 823 |
| C H | 401 |
| C LBS | 6,561 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,070 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 938 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,008 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 915 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 850 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 155 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 88 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 22 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 25 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 39 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 5 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 7 |
| C126 MD MALE | 313 |
| C127 S MALE | 733 |
| C128 WID MALE | 24 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,070 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 24 |
| C130 MD FEM | 310 |
| C131 S FEM | 597 |
| C132 WID FEM | 31 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 938 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,008 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 20 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 45 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 3 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 206 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 173 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 31 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 5 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 5 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 48 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 35 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 100,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 29 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 42 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 38 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 18 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 3 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 1,000 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 21 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 32 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 4 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 30 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 154 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 140 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 132 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 127 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 107 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 10 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 120 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 76 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 104 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 4 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 118 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 42 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 92 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 26 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 76 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 81 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 6 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 74 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 40 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 15 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 11 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 16 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 9 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 5 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 7 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| CAR BU | 93 |
| CD NAME | Wentworth |
| CID GAL | 1,184 |
| CROP | 4,502 |
| CULT | 10,410 |
| DE NL | 3 |
| ENG WLS | 223 |
| FC YRDS | 769 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,224 |
| FR | 2 |
| FREN ORIG | 4 |
| GARDEN | 175 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| HELD | 20,137 |
| HORSE | 633 |
| IRE | 197 |
| LINE NO | 374 |
| M COWS | 769 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,765 |
| MW BU | 406 |
| NB | 17 |
| NOT FRN | 1,366 |
| NS PEI | 4 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 44 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 39 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 73 |
| O OVR 200 | 7 |
| O UNDR 10 | 39 |
| OTHER PL | 5 |
| PASTURE | 5,733 |
| SCOT | 58 |
| SHEEP | 2,480 |
| SWINE | 1,079 |
| TOT O | 207 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 5,134 |
| US | 129 |
| WOOD | 9,727 |
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/.