Maidstone, Ontario (1851 census)
Maidstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,167. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.243°N, 82.798°W.
Population
In 1851, Maidstone had a population of 1,167: 637 male and 530 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,167 |
| 1861 | 1,652 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 3,127 |
| 1901 | 3,117 |
| 1911 | 2,788 |
| 1921 | 2,432 |
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, Maidstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,167 total population, 637 males, Male members of the family who are present: 615, 530 females, Female members of the family who are present: 512, 436 single males, 344 single females, 192 families, 184 married males, 164 married females, 102 males attending school, 86 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 26, 24 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 22, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, 22 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 18 female births, 17 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 92 females aged 5 to 10, 92 males aged 5 to 10, 85 single females aged 10 to 15, 85 single males aged 10 to 15, 68 single males aged 20 to 30, 61 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 45 single females aged 15 to 20, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 23 males under age 1, 22 females age 3 to 4, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 females under age 1, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 398 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 326 French Canadians, 186 persons originating in Ireland, 90 persons originating in England or Wales, 68 persons originating in the United States, 58 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 5 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 16,971 acres of land in farms, 14,246 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,587 pounds of homemade butter, 9,256 bushels of corn, 7,392 bushels of oats, 3,899 bushels of wheat, 2,725 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,216 bushels of potatoes, 1,777 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,697 acres of farmland under crops, 1,132 swine, 1,010 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 965 tons of hay, 942 acres of farmland in pasture, 780 bushels of turnips, 743 sheep, 534 pounds of tobacco, 512 bushels of rye, 469 milk cows, 461 calves and heifers, 428 bushels of buckwheat, 390 bulls, oxen, or steers, 385 acres of corn, 370 bushels of peas, 361 horses, 342 acres of oats, 286 acres of wheat, 268 barrels of pork, 211 occupants of farms, 197 bushels of barley, 156 pounds of maple sugar, 122 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 111 acres of potatoes, 92 barrels of beef, 86 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 pounds of hops, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 49 bushels of beans, 37 acres of rye, 36 acres of buckwheat, 34 acres of peas, 15 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of barley, 10 bushels of carrots, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 688 yards of flannel, $500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 28 yards of fulled cloth, 3 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 44 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Powlis | 1812–1852 | born here |
| Jacob Yost Shantz | 1822–1909 | born here |
| Edwin Delevan Tillson | 1825–1902 | born here |
| Sir John Carling | 1828–1911 | born here |
| Walker Powell | 1828–1915 | born here |
| John McClary | 1829–1921 | born here |
| David Mills | 1831–1903 | born here |
| Alexander Sutherland | 1833–1910 | born here |
| Edward Blake | 1833–1912 | born here |
| John McKellar | 1833–1900 | born here |
| Abner Mulholland Rosebrugh | 1835–1914 | born here |
| Ebenezer McColl | 1835–1902 | born here |
| James Young | 1835–1913 | born here |
| Robert Watt Elliot | 1835–1905 | born here |
| Alexander Peter Reid | 1836–1920 | born here |
| Solomon White | 1836–1911 | born here |
| Mountcastle | 1837–1908 | born here |
| James J. (James Jerome) Hill | 1838–1916 | born here |
| John Belmer Armstrong | 1838–1892 | born here |
| John Labatt | 1838–1915 | born here |
| Archibald Blue | 1840–1914 | born here |
| Sir William Ralph Meredith | 1840–1923 | born here |
| Alexander McIntyre | 1841–1892 | born here |
| Elias Weber Bingeman Snider | 1842–1921 | born here |
| John McDougall | 1842–1917 | born here |
| John Pearce | 1842–1909 | born here |
| Seth Newhouse | 1842–1921 | born here |
| David Howard Harrison | 1843–1905 | born here |
| W. D. (William Dillon) Otter | 1843–1929 | born here |
| George Leslie Mackay | 1844–1901 | born here |
| William Bruce McGregor | 1844–1907 | born here |
| A. W. (Arthur Wellington) Ross | 1846–1901 | born here |
| Nathaniel Francis Hagel | 1846–1915 | born here |
| Thomas Hampson Jones English painter | 1846–1916 | born here |
| George Weston Wrigley | 1847–1907 | born here |
| Jacob Kaufman | 1847–1920 | born here |
| James Conmee | 1848–1913 | born here |
| Mary Jane Baker | 1849–1934 | born here |
| Jeffry Hall Brock | 1850–1915 | born here |
| John Arthur Gibson | 1850–1912 | born here |
| Matthew McCauley | 1850–1930 | born here |
| Sir Henry Vincent Meredith | 1850–1929 | born here |
| Francis Huston Wallace | 1851–1930 | born here |
| Robert Brett | 1851–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262130
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). "Maidstone, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maidstone-on008005-1851/.