Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1851 census)
Guelph, City—Cité was a city in Wellington County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,860. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.547°N, 80.250°W.
Population
In 1851, Guelph, City—Cité had a population of 1,860: 960 male and 900 female residents. Population density was 395.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,860 |
| 1861 | 5,076 |
| 1871 | 6,878 |
| 1881 | 9,890 |
| 1891 | 10,537 |
| 1901 | 11,496 |
| 1911 | 15,175 |
| 1921 | 18,128 |
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, Guelph, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 209 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 374 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 765 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 135 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 812 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 4 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 148 |
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 33 |
| Number of females | 900 |
| Number of females attending school | 116 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 34 |
| Number of males | 960 |
| Number of males attending school | 155 |
| Number of married females | 283 |
| Number of married males | 304 |
| Number of single females | 583 |
| Number of single males | 646 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP | 1,860 |
| POP FX N.1 | 900 |
| POP MX N.1 | 960 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,860 |
| Total population | 1,860 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 39 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 20 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 139 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 42 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 40 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 150 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 103 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 102 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 83 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 106 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 68 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 23 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 95 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 82 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 116 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 95 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 72 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 722 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 507 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 392 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 200 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 34 |
Manufacturing & industry (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 5,000 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 9 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 21 |
Other recorded variables (104 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 960 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 900 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,860 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 812 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 5,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 765 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 148 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 135 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 4 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 34 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 304 |
| C127 S MALE | 646 |
| C128 WID MALE | 10 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 960 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 33 |
| C130 MD FEM | 283 |
| C131 S FEM | 583 |
| C132 WID FEM | 34 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 900 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,860 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 15 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 21 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 42 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 155 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 116 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 42 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 9 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 40 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 47 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 23 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 47 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 32 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 39 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 29 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 20 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 150 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 139 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 116 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 23 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 95 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 95 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 83 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 72 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 103 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 82 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 106 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 31 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 102 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 20 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 10 |
| C64 BREW NO | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 68 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 7 |
| C69 BREW NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 42 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 16 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 7 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 32 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 18 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 6 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 3 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 11 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 4 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 4 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 6 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 10 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| CD NAME | Wellington |
| DE NL | 2 |
| ENG WLS | 507 |
| FR | 1 |
| IRE | 392 |
| LINE NO | 365 |
| NOT FRN | 722 |
| SCOT | 200 |
| SE AND NO | 2 |
| US | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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). "Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-city-cit-on039004-1851/.