Humberstone, Ontario (1851 census)
Humberstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.917°N, 79.197°W.
Population
In 1851, Humberstone had a population of 2,201: 1,163 male and 1,038 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,201 |
| 1861 | 3,039 |
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, Humberstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,201 total population, 1,163 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,073, 1,038 females, Female members of the family who are present: 979, 790 single males, 643 single females, 356 married females, 352 married males, 287 families, 238 males attending school, 179 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 48 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 40, Male members of the family who are present: 40, 39 widowed females, 34 female births, 21 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 167 males aged 5 to 10, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 141 females aged 5 to 10, 138 single females aged 10 to 15, 124 married females aged 20 to 30, 121 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 single males aged 15 to 20, 119 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 single males aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 57 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 males under age 1, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 42 females under age 1, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 36 females age 3 to 4, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,369 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 239 persons originating in the United States, 196 persons originating in Ireland, 158 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 98 French Canadians, 41 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 26 male negroes or coloured persons, 22 female negroes or coloured persons, 6 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 55 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 24,832 pounds of homemade butter, 15,831 bushels of oats, 14,881 bushels of wheat, 11,286 acres of land in farms, 6,599 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,687 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,323 gallons of cider, 3,122 acres of farmland under crops, 2,585 pounds of maple sugar, 2,557 bushels of corn, 2,541 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,406 bushels of potatoes, 2,290 bushels of barley, 1,954 bushels of buckwheat, 1,457 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,051 acres of wheat, 1,003 sheep, 980 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 892 tons of hay, 733 barrels of pork, 581 bushels of turnips, 564 acres of oats, 554 swine, 430 milk cows, 335 calves and heifers, 332 horses, 319 barrels of beef, 255 pounds of flax or hemp, 246 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 196 bulls, oxen, or steers, 148 occupants of farms, 136 acres of corn, 108 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 101 acres of buckwheat, 97 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 95 acres of barley, 75 bushels of peas, 47 acres of potatoes, 41 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 bushels of beans, 36 pounds of tobacco, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 bushels of rye, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 15 bushels of carrots, 11 pounds of hops, 8 acres of turnips, 6 acres of peas, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,381 yards of flannel, 303 yards of fulled cloth, 90 yards of linen, $25 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102006_1851— 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). "Humberstone, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humberstone-on040007-1851/.