Glenelg, Ontario (1851 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in Grey County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,250. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.242°N, 80.738°W.
Population
In 1851, Glenelg had a population of 1,250: 703 male and 547 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 3,065 |
| 1871 | 4,060 |
| 1881 | 4,001 |
| 1891 | 3,318 |
| 1901 | 2,754 |
| 1911 | 2,209 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
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, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 278 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 242 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 12 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 541 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 6 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 697 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 13 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 6 |
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 19 |
| Number of females | 547 |
| Number of females attending school | 27 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 19 |
| Number of males | 703 |
| Number of males attending school | 35 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of single females | 333 |
| Number of single males | 496 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP | 1,250 |
| POP FX N.1 | 547 |
| POP MX N.1 | 703 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,250 |
| Total population | 1,250 |
Age structure (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 21 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 14 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 81 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 21 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 99 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 41 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 73 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 56 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 54 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 67 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 37 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 45 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 37 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 35 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 86 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 76 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 71 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 25 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 3 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 5 |
| Number of negroes or coloured persons | 37 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 302 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 63 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 214 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 630 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 40 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 7 |
| Acres of corn | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 805 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,003 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,602 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 2,407 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,410 |
| Acres of oats | 219 |
| Acres of peas | 58 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 101 |
| Acres of wheat | 776 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 225 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 80 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 121 |
| BEEF BAR | 80 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,071 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,008 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,204 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,401 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 10,619 |
| BWT AC | 7 |
| BWT BU | 47 |
| CRN AC | 7 |
| CRN BU | 117 |
| HAY TONS | 163 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 420 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 298 |
| Number of horses | 27 |
| Number of milk cows | 346 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 326 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 325 |
| Number of swine | 509 |
| OAT AC | 219 |
| OAT BU | 5,071 |
| PEA AC | 58 |
| PEA BU | 1,008 |
| PORK BAR | 121 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 13,204 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 742 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,527 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 3,271 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 615 |
| RYE AC | 1 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 163 |
| WHT AC | 776 |
| WHT BU | 10,619 |
| WOOL LBS | 615 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 148 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 9 |
Deaths & mortality (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | . |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 9 |
Other recorded variables (118 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 12,527 |
| BOV | 420 |
| C H | 298 |
| C LBS | 742 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 703 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 547 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,250 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 697 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 541 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 6 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 6 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 13 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 12 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 19 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 191 |
| C127 S MALE | 496 |
| C128 WID MALE | 16 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 703 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 19 |
| C130 MD FEM | 193 |
| C131 S FEM | 333 |
| C132 WID FEM | 21 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 547 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,250 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 6 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 3 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 9 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 41 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 5 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 3 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 35 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 27 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 35 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 28 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 31 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 18 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 21 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 18 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 17 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 4 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 21 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 14 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 99 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 81 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 86 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 45 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 76 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 6 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 37 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 54 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 71 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 73 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 35 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 67 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 25 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 56 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 7 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 7 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 37 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 7 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 30 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 7 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 17 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 19 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 6 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Grey |
| COL PERSONS | 37 |
| CROP | 1,602 |
| CULT | 2,407 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 63 |
| FC YRDS | 9 |
| FLAN YRDS | 148 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HELD | 22,410 |
| HOP LBS | 240 |
| HORSE | 27 |
| IRE | 214 |
| LINE NO | 85 |
| M COWS | 346 |
| MPLS LBS | 3,271 |
| NOT FRN | 302 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 1 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 205 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 119 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 805 |
| SCOT | 630 |
| SHEEP | 325 |
| SWINE | 509 |
| TOT O | 326 |
| TUR AC | 101 |
| TUR BU | 9,401 |
| US | 40 |
| WOOD | 20,003 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114007— 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). "Glenelg, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glenelg-on011007-1851/.