Grantham, Ontario (1851 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,216. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5596641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.175°N, 79.216°W.
Population
In 1851, Grantham had a population of 3,216: 1,662 male and 1,554 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,216 |
| 1861 | 3,956 |
| 1871 | 3,929 |
| 1881 | 2,218 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,941 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 4,412 |
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, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,216 total population, 1,662 males, 1,554 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,438, Female members of the family who are present: 1,386, 1,122 single males, 960 single females, 522 families, 513 married females, 513 married males, 348 males attending school, 282 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 224, Females present who are not members of the family: 168, 81 widowed females, 70 female births, 67 male births, 27 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 24, Female members of the family who are absent: 22, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 254 males aged 5 to 10, 242 females aged 5 to 10, 194 single males aged 15 to 20, 177 single females aged 15 to 20, 175 single males aged 10 to 15, 172 married females aged 20 to 30, 169 married males aged 30 to 40, 168 single males aged 20 to 30, 145 married females aged 30 to 40, 125 single females aged 10 to 15, 110 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 100 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 married males aged 50 to 60, 66 females under age 1, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 64 females aged 2 to 3, 58 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 48 females age 3 to 4, 44 males under age 1, 40 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 26 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 23 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded - widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,989 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 568 persons originating in Ireland, 242 persons originating in the United States, 210 persons originating in England or Wales, 126 persons originating in Scotland, 45 French Canadians, 21 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 59,474 bushels of wheat, 58,490 pounds of homemade butter, 41,439 bushels of oats, 22,975 bushels of corn, 16,103 acres of land in farms, 12,898 bushels of potatoes, 11,805 gallons of cider, 10,503 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,284 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,129 acres of farmland under crops, 6,832 bushels of turnips, 5,600 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,078 acres of wheat, 2,977 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,924 bushels of carrots, 2,738 sheep, 2,735 bushels of barley, 2,653 tons of hay, 1,789 bushels of peas, 1,564 swine, 1,186 bushels of buckwheat, 1,038 barrels of pork, 774 acres of oats, 753 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 672 milk cows, 624 acres of corn, 623 horses, 556 calves and heifers, 405 bulls, oxen, or steers, 397 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 389 barrels of beef, 260 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 240 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 228 occupants of farms, 224 acres of potatoes, 213 acres of peas, 172 bushels of rye, 130 pounds of maple sugar, 123 acres of barley, 98 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 bushels of beans, 69 acres of buckwheat, 50 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 30 acres of turnips, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 pounds of hops, 10 acres of rye, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,506 yards of flannel, 812 yards of fulled cloth, 750 woollen factories returning capital, 8 employees in grist mills, 7 employees in woollen factories, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 200,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 16,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $5,000 value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 35 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5596641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Township
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). "Grantham, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grantham-on022004-1851/.