Matilda, Ontario (1851 census)
Matilda was a census subdivision in Dundas County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.916°N, 75.348°W.
Population
In 1851, Matilda had a population of 4,198: 2,153 male and 2,045 female residents. Population density was 39.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,198 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 4,767 |
| 1881 | 4,692 |
| 1891 | 4,138 |
| 1901 | 4,016 |
| 1911 | 3,664 |
| 1921 | 3,293 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Iroquois, Village, 1861 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Matilda shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 401 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 541 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 10 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,919 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 126 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,014 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 21 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 139 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 541 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 88 |
| Number of females | 2,045 |
| Number of females attending school | 389 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 97 |
| Number of males | 2,153 |
| Number of males attending school | 410 |
| Number of married females | 651 |
| Number of married males | 665 |
| Number of persons at sea | 2 |
| Number of single females | 1,338 |
| Number of single males | 1,457 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| POP | 4,198 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,045 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,153 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,198 |
| Total population | 4,198 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 66 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 106 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 77 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 61 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 299 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 10 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 87 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 96 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 67 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 68 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 223 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 12 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 93 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 249 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 157 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 119 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 68 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 28 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 165 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 186 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 136 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 110 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 49 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 250 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 246 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 98 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 348 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 255 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 177 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 15 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 93 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 14 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 40 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 54 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3,076 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 98 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 730 |
| Number of persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 36 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 157 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 527 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 192 |
| Acres of corn | 212 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 688 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,904 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,170 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,989 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,581 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,751 |
| Acres of oats | 2,069 |
| Acres of peas | 539 |
| Acres of potatoes | 437 |
| Acres of rye | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,852 |
| BAR AC | 527 |
| BAR BU | 13,540 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 718 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,421 |
| BEEF BAR | 718 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,540 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,701 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 1,325 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,794 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1,427 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,483 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,247 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,237 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,598 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 30,304 |
| BWT AC | 192 |
| BWT BU | 3,701 |
| CRN AC | 212 |
| CRN BU | 4,794 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| HAY TONS | 4,620 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 478 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,460 |
| Number of horses | 1,229 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,773 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 471 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 227 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 5,132 |
| Number of swine | 1,993 |
| OAT AC | 2,069 |
| OAT BU | 43,483 |
| PEA AC | 539 |
| PEA BU | 9,247 |
| PORK BAR | 1,421 |
| POT AC | 437 |
| POT BU | 27,237 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,205 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 78 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116,165 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 31 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 5,415 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 22,262 |
| RYE AC | 143 |
| RYE BU | 2,598 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,620 |
| WHT AC | 1,852 |
| WHT BU | 30,304 |
| WOOL LBS | 22,262 |
Manufacturing & industry (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 3,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,300,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 450 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 14 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 5 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 5 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 4 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 300 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,850 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 6,729 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,063 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 115 |
Deaths & mortality (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 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 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 17 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 27 |
Other recorded variables (180 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 2 |
| B LBS | 116,165 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| BOV | 478 |
| C H | 1,460 |
| C LBS | 5,205 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,153 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,045 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,198 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,014 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 3,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,919 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 139 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 126 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 21 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 10 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 3 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 2 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C107 BTWN 90 AND 100 M S | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 97 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 12 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 10 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 665 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,457 |
| C128 WID MALE | 31 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,153 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 88 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 651 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,338 |
| C132 WID FEM | 56 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,045 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,198 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 17 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 27 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 40 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 93 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 14 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 410 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 389 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 87 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 5 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 5 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 96 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 106 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,300,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 67 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 77 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 68 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 66 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 4 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,850 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 14 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 64 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 61 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 223 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 450 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 299 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C38 CFM NO RETURN | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 348 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 250 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 11 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 255 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 25 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 246 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 165 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 177 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 249 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 98 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 300 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 11 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 186 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 26 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 157 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 13 |
| C63 F NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 136 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 15 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 6 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 119 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 8 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 8 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 110 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 68 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 5 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 14 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 49 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 6 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 28 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 3 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 6 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 5 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 1,325 |
| CD NAME | Dundas |
| CID GAL | 1,239 |
| CROP | 7,989 |
| CULT | 12,581 |
| DE NL | 3 |
| ENG WLS | 98 |
| FC YRDS | 3,063 |
| FLAN YRDS | 6,729 |
| FLX LBS | 78 |
| FREN ORIG | 93 |
| GARDEN | 688 |
| GG | 1 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HELD | 42,751 |
| HOP LBS | 31 |
| HORSE | 1,229 |
| INDIANS | 54 |
| IRE | 730 |
| LIN YRDS | 115 |
| LINE NO | 33 |
| M COWS | 1,773 |
| MPLS LBS | 5,415 |
| MW BU | 1,427 |
| NOT FRN | 3,076 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 21 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 75 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 103 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 227 |
| O OVR 200 | 9 |
| O UNDR 10 | 36 |
| PASTURE | 3,904 |
| RU PRU PL | 1 |
| SCOT | 36 |
| SHEEP | 5,132 |
| SWINE | 1,993 |
| TOT O | 471 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 180 |
| US | 157 |
| WOOD | 30,170 |
| WST IN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107001— 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). "Matilda, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matilda-on005001-1851/.