Kingston, Ontario (1851 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,235. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.294°N, 76.565°W.
Population
In 1851, Kingston had a population of 5,235: 2,712 male and 2,523 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Asylum, Nunnery, &c, 1861 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Kingston shared boundaries with:
- College Regiopolis
- Ernestown
- Gaol
- Kingston, Cataraqui Ward
- Kingston, Frontenac Ward
- Kingston, Rideau Ward
- Kingston, Victoria Ward
- Loughborough
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Storrington
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 202 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,235 total population, 2,712 males, 2,523 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,453, Female members of the family who are present: 2,349, 1,855 single males, 1,625 single females, 826 families, 798 married males, 785 married females, 502 males attending school, 434 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 259, Females present who are not members of the family: 174, 113 widowed females, 98 male births, 95 female births, 59 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 20, Male members of the family who are present: 16, 4 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 404 males aged 5 to 10, 384 females aged 5 to 10, 371 single females aged 10 to 15, 371 single males aged 10 to 15, 277 single males aged 20 to 30, 270 single females aged 15 to 20, 257 married females aged 20 to 30, 251 single males aged 15 to 20, 250 married males aged 30 to 40, 245 married females aged 30 to 40, 189 married males aged 40 to 50, 159 married males aged 20 to 30, 148 married females aged 40 to 50, 135 single females aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 50 to 60, 96 females age 3 to 4, 94 males under age 1, 93 males aged 1 to 2, 86 females under age 1, 85 males aged 2 to 3, 85 males aged 3 to 4, 82 females aged 1 to 2, 82 males aged 4 to 5, 77 females aged 2 to 3, 74 females aged 4 to 5, 73 single males aged 30 to 40, 67 married females aged 50 to 60, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 40 to 50, 24 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,054 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,241 persons originating in Ireland, 464 persons originating in England or Wales, 212 persons originating in the United States, 193 persons originating in Scotland, 49 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in the East Indies, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland, 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 113,721 pounds of homemade butter, 58,370 bushels of oats, 47,906 acres of land in farms, 26,331 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,448 bushels of potatoes, 21,575 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,215 bushels of peas, 18,832 bushels of wheat, 17,403 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,820 acres of farmland under crops, 14,442 pounds of maple sugar, 13,192 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,525 bushels of rye, 7,789 bushels of corn, 6,974 tons of hay, 6,564 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,729 sheep, 4,270 bushels of buckwheat, 3,524 swine, 2,720 acres of oats, 2,515 bushels of barley, 2,003 milk cows, 1,853 acres of wheat, 1,756 acres of peas, 1,540 barrels of pork, 1,484 bushels of carrots, 1,483 calves and heifers, 1,409 horses, 1,065 bushels of turnips, 931 acres of rye, 778 occupants of farms, 607 acres of potatoes, 600 bulls, oxen, or steers, 376 gallons of cider, 330 acres of buckwheat, 318 acres of corn, 317 barrels of beef, 289 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 226 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 191 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 146 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 119 acres of barley, 100 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 98 pounds of hops, 68 bushels of beans, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 pounds of flax or hemp, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 62,000 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 4,596 yards of flannel, $4,100 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4,000 tanneries returning capital, 2,553 yards of fulled cloth, $1,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 33 employees in saw mills, 25 employees in tanneries, 7 saw mills, 7 saw mills reporting annual production, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in breweries, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 1 breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 1,850,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 10,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $6,000 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 53 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 25, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 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 males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON009001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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). "Kingston, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on009001-1851/.