Melancthon & Proton, Ontario (1851 census)
Melancthon & Proton was a census subdivision in Grey County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.127°N, 80.395°W.
Population
In 1851, Melancthon & Proton had a population of 450: 235 male and 215 female residents. Population density was 1.7 people per square mile.
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 Proton, 1861 (49.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Melancthon, 1861 (50.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Melancthon & Proton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 225 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 81 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 212 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 3 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 228 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 7 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 6 |
| Number of females | 215 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 6 |
| Number of males | 235 |
| Number of males attending school | 3 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 76 |
| Number of single females | 139 |
| Number of single males | 156 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP | 450 |
| POP FX N.1 | 215 |
| POP MX N.1 | 235 |
| POP XX N.1 | 450 |
| Total population | 450 |
Age structure (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 37 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 7 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 37 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 28 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 29 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 28 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 20 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 208 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 43 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 163 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 24 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 12 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 214 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,986 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 442 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 657 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,543 |
| Acres of oats | 80 |
| Acres of peas | 27 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of rye | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 187 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 142 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 16 |
| BEEF BAR | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,040 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,890 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,729 |
| BWT AC | 10 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| HAY TONS | 79 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 124 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 104 |
| Number of horses | 13 |
| Number of milk cows | 118 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 127 |
| Number of swine | 217 |
| OAT AC | 80 |
| OAT BU | 1,240 |
| PEA AC | 27 |
| PEA BU | 455 |
| PORK BAR | 16 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 4,040 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,250 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,866 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 322 |
| RYE AC | 4 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 79 |
| WHT AC | 187 |
| WHT BU | 1,729 |
| WOOL LBS | 322 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 224 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 40 |
Deaths & mortality (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (94 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 1,250 |
| BOV | 124 |
| C H | 104 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 235 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 215 |
| C03 TOTAL | 450 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 228 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 212 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 7 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 3 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 3 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 6 |
| C126 MD MALE | 76 |
| C127 S MALE | 156 |
| C128 WID MALE | 3 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 235 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 6 |
| C130 MD FEM | 73 |
| C131 S FEM | 139 |
| C132 WID FEM | 3 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 215 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 450 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 1 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 1 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 8 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 10 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 13 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 12 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 11 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 9 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 7 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 10 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 37 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 37 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 28 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 28 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 18 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 5 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 29 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 27 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 20 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 28 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 19 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 6 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 25 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 19 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 10 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 7 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 3 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Grey |
| CROP | 442 |
| CULT | 657 |
| ENG WLS | 43 |
| FC YRDS | 40 |
| FLAN YRDS | 224 |
| GARDEN | 1 |
| HELD | 6,543 |
| HORSE | 13 |
| IRE | 163 |
| LINE NO | 91 |
| M COWS | 118 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,866 |
| NOT FRN | 208 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 8 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 54 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 25 |
| PASTURE | 214 |
| SCOT | 24 |
| SHEEP | 127 |
| SWINE | 217 |
| TOT O | 87 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 3,890 |
| US | 12 |
| WOOD | 5,986 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON011009— 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). "Melancthon & Proton, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/melancthon-proton-on011009-1851/.