Middleton, Ontario (1851 census)
Middleton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,721. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.823°N, 80.620°W.
Population
In 1851, Middleton had a population of 1,721: 950 male and 771 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,721 |
| 1861 | 2,903 |
| 1871 | 3,261 |
| 1881 | 3,514 |
| 1891 | 3,457 |
| 1901 | 2,591 |
| 1911 | 2,335 |
| 1921 | 2,057 |
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, Middleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,721 total population, 950 males, Male members of the family who are present: 827, 771 females, Female members of the family who are present: 710, 645 single males, 475 single females, 302 families, 288 married males, 284 married females, 180 males attending school, 155 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 123, Females present who are not members of the family: 61, 24 male births, 23 female births, 17 widowed males, 12 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 138 males aged 5 to 10, 119 females aged 5 to 10, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 single males aged 15 to 20, 101 married males aged 30 to 40, 98 single females aged 10 to 15, 91 single males aged 20 to 30, 81 married females aged 30 to 40, 71 single females aged 15 to 20, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 males under age 1, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 females under age 1, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 males of unknown age, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 females of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,203 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 163 persons originating in the United States, 100 persons originating in Ireland, 99 persons originating in England or Wales, 65 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 59 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 29,673 pounds of homemade butter, 21,089 acres of land in farms, 16,426 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,104 bushels of wheat, 11,743 bushels of oats, 10,095 pounds of maple sugar, 8,089 bushels of potatoes, 7,405 bushels of corn, 4,663 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,270 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,135 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,347 acres of farmland under crops, 2,260 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,204 bushels of buckwheat, 1,608 bushels of turnips, 1,084 sheep, 933 acres of wheat, 922 bushels of peas, 825 swine, 782 tons of hay, 559 acres of oats, 523 barrels of pork, 466 milk cows, 465 bulls, oxen, or steers, 345 acres of corn, 334 barrels of beef, 323 calves and heifers, 219 horses, 201 occupants of farms, 163 acres of buckwheat, 98 acres of potatoes, 88 bushels of rye, 77 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 acres of peas, 45 bushels of beans, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of rye, 8 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of carrots, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $3,325 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,979 yards of flannel, 679 yards of fulled cloth, $250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 72 employees in saw mills, 15 saw mills, 14 saw mills powered by water, 14 saw mills reporting annual production, 13 saw mills returning capital, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in foundries, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 4,260,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 1,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262318
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). "Middleton, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/middleton-on025002-1851/.