Lansdowne, Ontario (1851 census)
Lansdowne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,439. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.477°N, 76.054°W.
Population
In 1851, Lansdowne had a population of 2,439: 1,237 male and 1,202 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,439 |
| 1861 | 3,105 |
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, Lansdowne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,439 total population, 1,237 males, 1,202 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,170, Female members of the family who are present: 1,136, 847 single males, 790 single females, 388 families, 372 married females, 371 married males, 294 males attending school, 284 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, Females present who are not members of the family: 66, 40 widowed females, 36 female births, 35 male births, 19 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 14, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 210 females aged 5 to 10, 183 single females aged 10 to 15, 182 males aged 5 to 10, 163 single males aged 10 to 15, 162 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 married females aged 30 to 40, 102 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 single males aged 20 to 30, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 94 married males aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 49 males under age 1, 48 females under age 1, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 females age 3 to 4, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,725 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 453 persons originating in Ireland, 123 persons originating in the United States, 73 persons originating in Scotland, 36 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 French Canadians, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 101,714 pounds of homemade butter, 63,228 acres of land in farms, 45,280 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 41,366 bushels of wheat, 31,287 bushels of oats, 17,948 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,696 bushels of peas, 13,289 bushels of potatoes, 12,921 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,761 acres of farmland under crops, 10,108 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,032 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,931 tons of hay, 6,815 pounds of maple sugar, 5,340 sheep, 3,368 acres of wheat, 3,139 barrels of pork, 2,950 bushels of rye, 2,332 swine, 2,215 bushels of turnips, 2,016 calves and heifers, 1,985 milk cows, 1,611 bushels of corn, 1,524 barrels of beef, 1,494 acres of oats, 1,316 bushels of carrots, 1,253 bushels of buckwheat, 1,155 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,129 horses, 778 acres of peas, 639 gallons of cider, 567 occupants of farms, 491 bushels of barley, 318 acres of potatoes, 279 acres of rye, 265 acres of corn, 235 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 221 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 177 bushels of beans, 155 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 120 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 119 acres of buckwheat, 68 pounds of hops, 51 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 acres of barley, 11 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 6,539 yards of flannel, 3,633 yards of fulled cloth, $500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 10 employees in grist mills, 6 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 saw mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production. 400,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 13,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 270 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Luther Hamilton Holton | 1817–1880 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083010— 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). "Lansdowne, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lansdowne-on020010-1851/.