Metcalfe, Ontario (1851 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1851, Metcalfe had a population of 1,096: 567 male and 529 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,096 total population, 567 males, Male members of the family who are present: 544, 529 females, Female members of the family who are present: 512, 388 single males, 339 single females, 216 families, 171 married females, 168 married males, 80 males attending school, 77 females attending school, 36 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 23, 21 male births, 19 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, 11 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 6, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 99 males aged 5 to 10, 84 females aged 5 to 10, 71 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 single females aged 10 to 15, 57 single males aged 15 to 20, 54 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 single males aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 females under age 1, 31 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 24 single females aged 20 to 30, 23 males under age 1, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, . single females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 588 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 186 persons originating in Ireland, 170 persons originating in England or Wales, 123 persons originating in Scotland, 25 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 22,062 acres of land in farms, 20,697 pounds of homemade butter, 17,927 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,785 pounds of maple sugar, 11,835 bushels of wheat, 10,319 bushels of oats, 10,065 bushels of turnips, 5,394 bushels of peas, 5,350 bushels of potatoes, 4,135 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,872 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,200 bushels of corn, 2,285 acres of farmland under crops, 1,772 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,510 sheep, 1,324 tons of hay, 1,306 bushels of buckwheat, 1,234 swine, 1,010 acres of wheat, 812 barrels of pork, 559 bulls, oxen, or steers, 558 calves and heifers, 504 acres of oats, 504 milk cows, 324 acres of peas, 284 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 274 pounds of hops, 269 barrels of beef, 207 horses, 203 bushels of rye, 194 occupants of farms, 165 acres of corn, 127 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 106 bushels of barley, 84 acres of potatoes, 78 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 77 acres of turnips, 76 bushels of carrots, 75 acres of buckwheat, 49 bushels of beans, 45 pounds of tobacco, 39 pounds of flax or hemp, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 acres of rye, 8 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,962 yards of flannel, $800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 697 yards of fulled cloth, $300 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $300 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 150,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— 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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on023004-1851/.