Grattan, Ontario (1851 census)
Grattan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 554. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 77.052°W.
Population
In 1851, Grattan had a population of 554: 292 male and 262 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 554 |
| 1861 | 1,253 |
| 1871 | 1,481 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,724 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,700 |
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, Grattan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 554 total population, 292 males, Male members of the family who are present: 289, 262 females, Female members of the family who are present: 260, 201 single males, 174 single females, 98 families, 89 married males, 87 married females, 9 female births, 6 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 lunatic males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 48 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 females aged 5 to 10, 35 males aged 5 to 10, 32 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 27 single males aged 10 to 15, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 21 single females aged 15 to 20, 19 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 15 males under age 1, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females under age 1, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 250 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 165 persons originating in Ireland, 97 French Canadians, 29 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,700 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $1,550 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261611
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). "Grattan, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grattan-on033012-1851/.