Hamilton, Ontario (1851 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,008. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.049°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1851, Hamilton had a population of 5,008: 2,610 male and 2,398 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,008 |
| 1861 | 6,315 |
| 1871 | 5,721 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,008 total population, 2,610 males, 2,398 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,319, Female members of the family who are present: 2,197, 1,773 single males, 1,517 single females, 859 families, 778 married males, 777 married females, 313 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 291, 266 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 201, 114 male births, 104 widowed females, 96 female births, 59 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, Male members of the family who are present: 11, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 370 males aged 5 to 10, 340 females aged 5 to 10, 316 single females aged 10 to 15, 293 single males aged 10 to 15, 282 single males aged 15 to 20, 265 single males aged 20 to 30, 261 married females aged 20 to 30, 228 single females aged 15 to 20, 212 married males aged 30 to 40, 209 married females aged 30 to 40, 190 married males aged 20 to 30, 175 married males aged 40 to 50, 160 married females aged 40 to 50, 153 single females aged 20 to 30, 114 married males aged 50 to 60, 107 males aged 2 to 3, 105 males aged 1 to 2, 103 males under age 1, 100 females under age 1, 87 females age 3 to 4, 87 females aged 1 to 2, 86 females aged 2 to 3, 85 married females aged 50 to 60, 84 males aged 3 to 4, 83 males aged 4 to 5, 78 females aged 4 to 5, 65 married males aged 60 to 70, 53 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 26 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,476 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,034 persons originating in Ireland, 813 persons originating in England or Wales, 491 persons originating in Scotland, 148 persons originating in the United States, 32 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 Indigenous males, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 4 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 33,873 bushels of wheat, 32,510 pounds of homemade butter, 27,486 bushels of oats, 16,036 acres of land in farms, 9,147 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,889 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,114 bushels of turnips, 6,053 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,726 bushels of peas, 5,424 bushels of potatoes, 4,985 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,875 acres of farmland under crops, 4,178 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,103 pounds of maple sugar, 2,420 sheep, 2,103 acres of wheat, 1,198 acres of oats, 1,049 tons of hay, 867 swine, 597 bushels of barley, 585 barrels of pork, 553 milk cows, 521 calves and heifers, 500 horses, 388 acres of peas, 285 bulls, oxen, or steers, 201 barrels of beef, 200 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 149 occupants of farms, 106 acres of potatoes, 105 bushels of carrots, 94 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 89 bushels of corn, 69 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of barley, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of corn, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 12,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $3,025 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2,754 yards of flannel, $2,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,500 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 811 yards of fulled cloth, 700 distilleries returning capital, 100 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 33 employees in saw mills, 14 saw mills, 11 saw mills powered by water, 11 saw mills reporting annual production, 10 saw mills returning capital, 7 employees in grist mills, 6 employees in distilleries, 5 grist mills, 5 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills reporting annual production, 4 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by steam, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 7,500,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 9,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 27 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261675
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). "Hamilton, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-on024007-1851/.