Logan, Ontario (1851 census)
Logan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.535°N, 81.156°W.
Population
In 1851, Logan had a population of 698: 393 male and 305 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 2,259 |
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 3,355 |
| 1891 | 3,093 |
| 1901 | 3,024 |
| 1911 | 2,829 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
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, Logan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 128 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 698 total population, 393 males, Male members of the family who are present: 345, 305 females, Female members of the family who are present: 283, 268 single males, 180 single females, 127 families, 118 married males, 117 married females, 49 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, 35 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 22, 12 male births, 8 female births, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 57 males aged 5 to 10, 50 females aged 5 to 10, 48 married males aged 30 to 40, 43 single males aged 10 to 15, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 15 to 20, 38 single males aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 single females aged 10 to 15, 23 single females aged 15 to 20, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 17 females under age 1, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 17 males under age 1, 16 females age 3 to 4, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males 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 267 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 260 persons originating in Ireland, 73 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 59 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 9,909 acres of land in farms, 8,528 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,741 pounds of homemade butter, 6,406 bushels of oats, 5,054 bushels of wheat, 3,738 bushels of potatoes, 3,584 pounds of maple sugar, 2,780 bushels of turnips, 1,381 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,028 acres of farmland under crops, 842 pounds of wool produced on farms, 673 bushels of peas, 516 swine, 471 acres of wheat, 399 bulls, oxen, or steers, 362 sheep, 342 acres of farmland in pasture, 322 acres of oats, 302 barrels of pork, 216 tons of hay, 204 milk cows, 144 calves and heifers, 139 barrels of beef, 122 occupants of farms, 109 acres of potatoes, 89 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 66 acres of peas, 61 bushels of barley, 42 bushels of corn, 39 acres of turnips, 36 bushels of carrots, 31 horses, 18 pounds of hops, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 acres of barley, 3 acres of corn, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 634 yards of flannel, 215 yards of fulled cloth, $150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 200,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262070
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). "Logan, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/logan-on029005-1851/.