Indian Territory, Ontario (1851 census)

Indian Territory was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.875°N, 81.240°W.

Population

In 1851, Indian Territory had a population of 306: 146 male and 160 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

• In a later year, this CSD contained Keppel, Sarawak and Brook, 1861 (23.3% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained NO DATA, 1861 (30.1% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Albermarle, 1861 (28.7% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Amabel, 1861 (17.9% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Indian Territory shared boundaries with:

• Arran
• Derby
• Saugeen
• Sydenham

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 306 total population, 160 females, Female members of the family who are present: 159, 146 males, Male members of the family who are present: 144, 94 single females, 84 single males, 67 families, 59 married males, 57 married females, 29 males attending school, 18 females attending school, 10 female births, 9 male births, 9 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 3 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 2, Females present who are not members of the family: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 25 females aged 5 to 10, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 males aged 5 to 10, 21 married females aged 20 to 30, 15 single males aged 10 to 15, 14 single females aged 10 to 15, 14 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 males under age 1, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 11 married males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 40 to 50, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 females under age 1, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 20 to 30, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 597 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 372 Indigenous males, 372 Indigenous persons, 78 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON011015 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON011015 — 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). "Indian Territory, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/indian-territory-on011015-1851/.