Malahide, Ontario (1851 census)
Malahide was a census subdivision in Elgin County, 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 density was 36.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,050 |
| 1861 | 5,320 |
| 1871 | 5,554 |
| 1881 | 4,415 |
| 1891 | 3,851 |
| 1901 | 3,795 |
| 1911 | 3,509 |
| 1921 | 3,191 |
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:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 395 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 1,010 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 27 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,763 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 170 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,855 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 34 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 262 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 1,010 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 52 |
| Number of females | 1,933 |
| Number of females attending school | 261 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 80 |
| Number of males | 2,117 |
| Number of males attending school | 257 |
| Number of married females | 627 |
| Number of married males | 658 |
| Number of single females | 1,245 |
| Number of single males | 1,417 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| POP | 4,050 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,933 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,117 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,050 |
| Total population | 4,050 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 57 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 77 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 61 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 48 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 314 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 71 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 70 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 62 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 272 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 84 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 231 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 165 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 111 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 67 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 170 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 190 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 133 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 103 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 46 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 263 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 235 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 116 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 258 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 226 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 268 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 29 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 1 |
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 4 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3,008 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 176 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 145 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 53 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 234 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 71 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 349 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 1 |
Agriculture (73 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 316 |
| Acres of corn | 672 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 371 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,202 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,290 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,707 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 16,280 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,570 |
| Acres of oats | 1,619 |
| Acres of peas | 471 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of rye | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,852 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 583 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 328 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,449 |
| BEEF BAR | 328 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 583 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,725 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,129 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,221 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,749 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,947 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,935 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,708 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 41,837 |
| BWT AC | 316 |
| BWT BU | 4,725 |
| CRN AC | 672 |
| CRN BU | 15,129 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 4,998 |
| HAY TONS | 3,750 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 623 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 970 |
| Number of horses | 964 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,179 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 397 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 4,918 |
| Number of swine | 1,613 |
| OAT AC | 1,619 |
| OAT BU | 43,221 |
| PEA AC | 471 |
| PEA BU | 6,749 |
| PORK BAR | 1,449 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 6,947 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,232 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,861 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 27,233 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 31 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,974 |
| RYE AC | 157 |
| RYE BU | 1,935 |
| TOB LBS | 31 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,750 |
| WHT AC | 2,852 |
| WHT BU | 41,837 |
| WOOL LBS | 13,974 |
Manufacturing & industry (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 11,200 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 6,740,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 300 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 61 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 6 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 6 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 5 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 6 |
| Number of saw mills | 21 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 5 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 16 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 20 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 18 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 1,500 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,425 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 6,500 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 15,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 6,247 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,371 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 40 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| 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 of all ages | 8 |
| 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 1 to 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (176 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 52,861 |
| BEN BU | 100 |
| BOV | 623 |
| C H | 970 |
| C LBS | 5,232 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 6 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,117 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,933 |
| C03 GM WATER | 6 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,050 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 5 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,855 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 11,200 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,763 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 262 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 170 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 34 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 27 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 5 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 80 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 6 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 658 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,417 |
| C128 WID MALE | 42 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,117 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 52 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,425 |
| C130 MD FEM | 627 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,245 |
| C132 WID FEM | 61 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,933 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,050 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 11 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 8 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 19 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 84 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 4 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 1 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 257 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 261 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 57 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 21 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 5 |
| C18 SM WATER | 16 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 71 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 20 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 77 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 6,740,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 57 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 61 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 70 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 57 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 18 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 6,500 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 61 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 62 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 48 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 272 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 300 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 314 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 258 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 263 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 1,500 |
| C43 WF CLOTH | 15,000 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 226 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 25 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 235 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 170 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 268 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 9 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 231 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 116 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 7 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 190 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 29 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 4 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 165 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C63 F NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 133 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 11 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 111 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 10 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 103 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 6 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 67 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 14 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 46 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 9 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 26 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 11 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 13 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 10 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 23 |
| CD NAME | Elgin |
| CID GAL | 4,998 |
| CROP | 9,707 |
| CULT | 16,280 |
| DE NL | 4 |
| ENG WLS | 176 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 1,371 |
| FLAN YRDS | 6,247 |
| FLX LBS | 100 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 7 |
| GARDEN | 371 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HELD | 36,570 |
| HOP LBS | 4 |
| HORSE | 964 |
| IRE | 145 |
| LIN YRDS | 40 |
| LINE NO | 48 |
| M COWS | 1,179 |
| MPLS LBS | 27,233 |
| MW BU | 56 |
| NB | 53 |
| NOT FRN | 3,008 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1 |
| NS PEI | 234 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 6 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 85 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 75 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 176 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 53 |
| PASTURE | 6,202 |
| SCOT | 71 |
| SHEEP | 4,918 |
| SWINE | 1,613 |
| TOT O | 397 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,708 |
| US | 349 |
| WOOD | 20,290 |
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/.