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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q115261809

Hungerford, Ontario (1851 census)

Hungerford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,124. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.791°N, 77.441°W.

Population

In 1851, Hungerford had a population of 3,124: 1,653 male and 1,471 female residents.

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Hungerford shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,124 total population, 1,653 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,519, 1,471 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,367, 1,154 single males, 964 single females, 537 families, 463 married females, 463 married males, 144 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 134, 122 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 104, 44 widowed females, 43 female births, 39 male births, 36 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 13, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 274 females aged 5 to 10, 238 males aged 5 to 10, 201 single males aged 10 to 15, 198 single females aged 10 to 15, 184 single males aged 15 to 20, 173 married females aged 20 to 30, 158 single males aged 20 to 30, 136 married males aged 30 to 40, 135 single females aged 15 to 20, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 113 married males aged 20 to 30, 109 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 males aged 1 to 2, 70 females under age 1, 69 males aged 3 to 4, 69 males under age 1, 67 males aged 2 to 3, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 females age 3 to 4, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 51 females aged 4 to 5, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 married females aged 15 to 20, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,739 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 979 persons originating in Ireland, 171 French Canadians, 135 persons originating in England or Wales, 85 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 48,037 pounds of homemade butter, 35,847 acres of land in farms, 28,232 bushels of wheat, 27,707 bushels of oats, 23,669 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,595 bushels of potatoes, 14,306 pounds of maple sugar, 12,809 bushels of peas, 12,178 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,042 acres of farmland under crops, 6,558 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,051 bushels of corn, 4,168 bushels of buckwheat, 4,037 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,585 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,473 sheep, 2,525 bushels of rye, 2,489 acres of wheat, 2,121 bushels of turnips, 1,994 swine, 1,602 tons of hay, 1,378 acres of oats, 1,134 barrels of pork, 955 bulls, oxen, or steers, 870 acres of peas, 782 calves and heifers, 770 milk cows, 633 horses, 566 gallons of cider, 540 bushels of barley, 343 occupants of farms, 339 acres of potatoes, 315 acres of buckwheat, 296 acres of corn, 284 acres of rye, 217 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 187 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 165 barrels of beef, 131 bushels of beans, 131 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 117 bushels of carrots, 103 pounds of hops, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 pounds of tobacco, 29 acres of barley, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 pounds of flax or hemp, 16 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,201 yards of flannel, 3,489 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 aged 60 to 70: 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Hungerford, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hungerford-on015010-1851/.