Malahide, Ontario (1851 census)

Malahide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.743°N, 80.944°W.

Population

In 1851, Malahide had a population of 4,050: 2,117 male and 1,933 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Malahide shared boundaries with:

• Bayham
• Dereham
• Dorchester
• Yarmouth

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 193 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,050 total population, 2,117 males, 1,933 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,855, Female members of the family who are present: 1,763, 1,417 single males, 1,245 single females, 1,010 families, 658 married males, 627 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 262, 261 females attending school, 257 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 170, 80 male births, 61 widowed females, 52 female births, 42 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 34, Female members of the family who are absent: 27, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 314 females aged 5 to 10, 272 males aged 5 to 10, 268 single males aged 20 to 30, 263 single females aged 10 to 15, 258 single males aged 10 to 15, 235 single females aged 15 to 20, 231 married females aged 20 to 30, 226 single males aged 15 to 20, 190 married males aged 30 to 40, 170 married males aged 20 to 30, 165 married females aged 30 to 40, 133 married males aged 40 to 50, 116 single females aged 20 to 30, 111 married females aged 40 to 50, 103 married males aged 50 to 60, 84 males under age 1, 77 females aged 1 to 2, 71 males aged 1 to 2, 70 males aged 3 to 4, 67 married females aged 50 to 60, 62 males aged 4 to 5, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 57 females age 3 to 4, 57 females under age 1, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 46 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,008 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 349 persons originating in the United States, 234 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 176 persons originating in England or Wales, 145 persons originating in Ireland, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 53 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 French Canadians, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 52,861 pounds of homemade butter, 43,221 bushels of oats, 41,837 bushels of wheat, 36,570 acres of land in farms, 27,233 pounds of maple sugar, 20,290 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,280 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,129 bushels of corn, 13,974 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,707 acres of farmland under crops, 6,947 bushels of potatoes, 6,749 bushels of peas, 6,202 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,232 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,998 gallons of cider, 4,918 sheep, 4,725 bushels of buckwheat, 3,750 tons of hay, 2,852 acres of wheat, 1,935 bushels of rye, 1,708 bushels of turnips, 1,619 acres of oats, 1,613 swine, 1,449 barrels of pork, 1,179 milk cows, 970 calves and heifers, 964 horses, 672 acres of corn, 623 bulls, oxen, or steers, 583 bushels of barley, 471 acres of peas, 397 occupants of farms, 371 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 328 barrels of beef, 316 acres of buckwheat, 176 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 157 acres of rye, 104 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of beans, 100 pounds of flax or hemp, 85 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 acres of barley, 31 pounds of tobacco, 23 bushels of carrots, 15 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 pounds of hops, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 15,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $6,500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 6,247 yards of flannel, $2,425 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,500 woollen factories returning capital, 1,371 yards of fulled cloth, 300 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 61 employees in saw mills, 40 yards of linen, 21 saw mills, 20 saw mills reporting annual production, 18 saw mills returning capital, 16 saw mills powered by water, 6 grist mills, 6 grist mills powered by water, 6 grist mills returning capital, 5 grist mills reporting annual production, 5 saw mills powered by steam, 3 employees in grist mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 6,740,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 11,200 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, 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 males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 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 age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON007005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON109005 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262134

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). "Malahide, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malahide-on007005-1851/.