Melancthon & Proton, Ontario (1851 census)

Melancthon & Proton was a census subdivision in 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.

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 Melancthon, 1861 (50.8% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Proton, 1861 (49.1% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Melancthon & Proton shared boundaries with:

• Amaranth
• Artemesia
• Egremont
• Minto, Arthur & Luther
• Mulmer
• Nottawasaga
• Osprey

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 450 total population, 235 males, Male members of the family who are present: 228, 215 females, Female members of the family who are present: 212, 156 single males, 139 single females, 81 families, 76 married males, 73 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 6 female births, 6 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 3 males attending school, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 37 females aged 5 to 10, 37 males aged 5 to 10, 29 single females aged 15 to 20, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 married males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 single males aged 15 to 20, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females under age 1, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 8 males under age 1, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 females age 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 208 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 163 persons originating in Ireland, 43 persons originating in England or Wales, 24 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,543 acres of land in farms, 5,986 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,040 bushels of potatoes, 3,890 bushels of turnips, 2,866 pounds of maple sugar, 1,729 bushels of wheat, 1,250 pounds of homemade butter, 1,240 bushels of oats, 657 acres of farmland under cultivation, 455 bushels of peas, 442 acres of farmland under crops, 322 pounds of wool produced on farms, 217 swine, 214 acres of farmland in pasture, 187 acres of wheat, 142 bushels of barley, 127 sheep, 124 bulls, oxen, or steers, 118 milk cows, 104 calves and heifers, 87 occupants of farms, 80 acres of oats, 79 tons of hay, 78 acres of potatoes, 66 bushels of buckwheat, 66 bushels of rye, 54 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 27 acres of peas, 25 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 17 acres of barley, 16 barrels of pork, 13 horses, 10 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 acres of rye, 2 barrels of beef, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 224 yards of flannel, 40 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

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/.