Harwich, Ontario (1851 census)
Harwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.373°N, 82.015°W.
Population
In 1851, Harwich had a population of 2,627: 1,412 male and 1,215 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,627 |
| 1861 | 4,556 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 6,410 |
| 1891 | 6,017 |
| 1901 | 5,494 |
| 1921 | 4,952 |
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, Harwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,627 total population, 1,412 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,342, 1,215 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,168, 993 single males, 770 single females, 406 married females, 398 families, 394 married males, 273 males attending school, 244 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 42 male births, 39 widowed females, 34 female births, 25 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, Male members of the family who are present: 17, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 224 females aged 5 to 10, 218 males aged 5 to 10, 185 single males aged 10 to 15, 146 married females aged 20 to 30, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 129 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 single females aged 10 to 15, 112 married females aged 30 to 40, 111 single females aged 15 to 20, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 males aged 1 to 2, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 62 males aged 2 to 3, 60 males under age 1, 55 females under age 1, 51 males aged 3 to 4, 49 females age 3 to 4, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 45 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,722 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 282 persons originating in Scotland, 195 persons originating in the United States, 176 persons originating in Ireland, 146 negroes or coloured persons, 140 persons originating in England or Wales, 59 persons originating in New Brunswick, 31 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 19 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 56,921 pounds of tobacco, 53,942 bushels of wheat, 46,417 pounds of homemade butter, 36,908 acres of land in farms, 27,909 bushels of corn, 25,745 bushels of oats, 25,006 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,448 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,138 bushels of potatoes, 11,902 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,822 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,210 acres of farmland under crops, 5,397 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,601 pounds of maple sugar, 3,905 sheep, 3,610 bushels of turnips, 3,093 bushels of peas, 2,689 acres of wheat, 2,333 swine, 1,880 tons of hay, 1,682 acres of corn, 1,443 bushels of buckwheat, 1,112 barrels of pork, 1,023 milk cows, 944 calves and heifers, 880 acres of oats, 825 bulls, oxen, or steers, 721 horses, 455 bushels of carrots, 416 barrels of beef, 414 bushels of barley, 341 occupants of farms, 295 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 210 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 206 acres of potatoes, 181 acres of peas, 128 bushels of rye, 77 acres of buckwheat, 63 bushels of beans, 51 acres of barley, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of rye, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,388 yards of flannel, $722 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 655 yards of fulled cloth, 11 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 950,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 7 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 24 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: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, 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 40 to 50: 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.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Clark | 1818–1898 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121004_1921— 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). "Harwich, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harwich-on017004-1851/.