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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q115262072

London, Ontario (1851 census)

London was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 6,735. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.071°N, 81.299°W.

Population

In 1851, London had a population of 6,735: 3,450 male and 3,285 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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, London shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 203 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 6,735 total population, 3,450 males, 3,285 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,171, Female members of the family who are present: 3,106, 2,425 single males, 2,163 single females, 1,070 families, 1,014 married females, 962 married males, 747 males attending school, 620 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 279, Females present who are not members of the family: 179, 137 male births, 117 female births, 108 widowed females, 63 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 34, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, 7 deaf and dumb females, 4 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic females, 3 blind males, 3 lunatic males, 3 persons at sea, 2 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 494 females aged 5 to 10, 475 males aged 5 to 10, 470 single females aged 10 to 15, 460 single males aged 10 to 15, 459 single males aged 15 to 20, 411 single females aged 15 to 20, 398 single males aged 20 to 30, 302 married females aged 30 to 40, 276 married females aged 20 to 30, 245 married males aged 40 to 50, 244 married males aged 30 to 40, 215 single females aged 20 to 30, 211 married females aged 40 to 50, 174 married males aged 50 to 60, 164 married males aged 20 to 30, 127 females under age 1, 121 males under age 1, 116 married females aged 50 to 60, 110 males aged 3 to 4, 106 females age 3 to 4, 106 females aged 2 to 3, 103 males aged 1 to 2, 102 males aged 2 to 3, 101 females aged 4 to 5, 100 females aged 1 to 2, 94 married males aged 60 to 70, 85 males aged 4 to 5, 57 single males aged 30 to 40, 48 married females aged 60 to 70, 44 married females aged 15 to 20, 33 married males aged 70 to 80, 28 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 23 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,779 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,327 persons originating in Ireland, 885 persons originating in England or Wales, 377 persons originating in Scotland, 245 persons originating in the United States, 96 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 3 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 145,922 bushels of oats, 110,334 pounds of homemade butter, 93,091 bushels of wheat, 83,158 acres of land in farms, 53,383 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 51,723 pounds of maple sugar, 43,774 bushels of turnips, 33,691 pounds of wool produced on farms, 29,775 acres of farmland under cultivation, 29,185 bushels of peas, 22,787 bushels of potatoes, 19,392 acres of farmland under crops, 17,291 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,899 sheep, 9,699 pounds of hops, 9,624 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,532 bushels of barley, 8,894 bushels of corn, 6,045 acres of oats, 5,685 barrels of pork, 5,435 swine, 5,410 acres of wheat, 5,080 tons of hay, 4,001 bushels of rye, 2,836 milk cows, 2,506 calves and heifers, 2,155 horses, 2,086 acres of peas, 1,804 barrels of beef, 1,292 bushels of buckwheat, 1,289 bulls, oxen, or steers, 835 occupants of farms, 759 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 744 gallons of cider, 580 acres of potatoes, 497 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 452 acres of barley, 437 acres of corn, 309 acres of rye, 295 acres of turnips, 272 bushels of carrots, 259 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 155 pounds of flax or hemp, 149 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 120 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 99 bushels of beans, 91 acres of buckwheat, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 15,135 yards of flannel, 11,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 8,500 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 6,060 yards of fulled cloth, 5,200 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 3,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 750 distilleries returning capital, 457 yards of linen, 10 employees in distilleries, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills not reporting, 4 saw mills powered by water, 3 distilleries, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 distilleries reporting, 2 employees in breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. $100 value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 13,000 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries, 1 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 12 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 38 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: 15, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 20 to 30: 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "London, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-on023012-1851/.