King, Ontario (1851 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 6,565. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.976°N, 79.597°W.
Population
In 1851, King had a population of 6,565: 3,501 male and 3,064 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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, King shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 199 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 6,565 total population, 3,501 males, Male members of the family who are present: 3,222, 3,064 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,918, 2,600 single males, 2,141 single females, 1,070 families, 879 married females, 861 married males, 624 males attending school, 515 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 279, Females present who are not members of the family: 146, 116 male births, 82 female births, 44 widowed females, 40 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 16, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 4 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 503 females aged 5 to 10, 485 males aged 5 to 10, 458 single males aged 10 to 15, 434 single males aged 20 to 30, 394 single females aged 10 to 15, 349 single males aged 15 to 20, 330 single females aged 15 to 20, 303 married females aged 20 to 30, 283 married males aged 30 to 40, 273 married males aged 40 to 50, 231 married females aged 30 to 40, 185 single females aged 20 to 30, 168 males under age 1, 166 married females aged 40 to 50, 142 males aged 1 to 2, 138 females aged 1 to 2, 135 females under age 1, 135 males aged 2 to 3, 126 females aged 4 to 5, 123 females age 3 to 4, 117 married males aged 20 to 30, 117 single males aged 30 to 40, 115 males aged 3 to 4, 112 females aged 2 to 3, 111 males aged 4 to 5, 107 married males aged 50 to 60, 85 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 married males aged 60 to 70, 58 single males aged 40 to 50, 46 married females aged 60 to 70, 42 single females aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 single females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 males of unknown age, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 females of unknown age, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,681 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,094 persons originating in Ireland, 823 persons originating in England or Wales, 623 persons originating in Scotland, 285 persons originating in the United States, 40 persons originating in New Brunswick, 11 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in all other places, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 142,790 bushels of wheat, 105,329 bushels of oats, 93,865 pounds of homemade butter, 62,752 acres of land in farms, 48,002 bushels of peas, 33,612 pounds of maple sugar, 33,044 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31,950 bushels of potatoes, 29,708 acres of farmland under cultivation, 24,586 bushels of turnips, 19,445 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,911 acres of farmland under crops, 13,558 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,248 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,707 acres of wheat, 7,023 sheep, 6,114 bushels of barley, 5,244 swine, 3,695 tons of hay, 3,520 acres of oats, 3,296 barrels of pork, 2,457 acres of peas, 2,439 gallons of cider, 1,992 milk cows, 1,920 pounds of hops, 1,645 horses, 1,502 calves and heifers, 1,052 bulls, oxen, or steers, 778 occupants of farms, 698 barrels of beef, 668 bushels of buckwheat, 609 bushels of corn, 447 acres of potatoes, 386 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 239 acres of barley, 239 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 162 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 141 acres of turnips, 104 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 76 bushels of rye, 45 acres of buckwheat, 37 bushels of carrots, 22 acres of corn, 21 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 pounds of flax or hemp, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 75,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 21,700 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 8,973 yards of flannel, $6,900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,107 yards of fulled cloth, 3,000 woollen factories returning capital, $2,900 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,250 breweries returning capital, 15 saw mills, 14 employees in saw mills, 13 saw mills powered by water, 12 employees in woollen factories, 11 saw mills reporting annual production, 8 employees in grist mills, 4 saw mills not reporting, 3 employees in breweries, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 breweries, 2 breweries reporting, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries not reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 2,789,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 19,000 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 46 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, 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 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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:
ON042006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(Ontario)
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). "King, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on042006-1851/.