London, St. George’s Ward, Ontario (1851 census)
London, St. George’s Ward was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,212. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 81.247°W.
Population
In 1851, London, St. George’s Ward had a population of 1,212: 612 male and 600 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
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ward No. 1, 1861 (40.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ward No. 3, 1861 (59.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, London, St. George’s Ward shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 104 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,212 total population, 612 males, 600 females, Male members of the family who are present: 562, Female members of the family who are present: 546, 386 single males, 372 single females, 217 married males, 215 families, 210 married females, 116 males attending school, 98 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, Male members of the family who are present: 24, 24 female births, 24 male births, 18 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 9 widowed males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 90 males aged 5 to 10, 87 females aged 5 to 10, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 single females aged 10 to 15, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 44 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 single males aged 15 to 20, 41 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 males under age 1, 28 females under age 1, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 females age 3 to 4, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 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 465 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 418 persons originating in Ireland, 204 persons originating in England or Wales, 77 persons originating in Scotland, 35 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 37 employees in grist mills, 4 tanneries, 4 tanneries not reporting, 3 foundries, 3 foundries not reporting, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by steam, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 1 breweries, 1 breweries not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON047001— 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). "London, St. George’s Ward, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-st-george-s-ward-on047001-1851/.