Mornington, Ontario (1851 census)
Mornington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 933. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1851, Mornington had a population of 933: 512 male and 421 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1911 | 2,900 |
| 1921 | 2,583 |
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, Mornington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 933 total population, 512 males, Male members of the family who are present: 498, 421 females, Female members of the family who are present: 408, 363 single males, 272 single females, 165 families, 139 married males, 138 married females, 16 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 14, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, 13 male births, 11 males attending school, 11 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 8 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 76 males aged 5 to 10, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 61 females aged 5 to 10, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 52 single males aged 10 to 15, 51 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 single males aged 15 to 20, 45 single males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 single females aged 15 to 20, 30 males under age 1, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 23 females under age 1, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 females age 3 to 4, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 15 single females aged 20 to 30, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 males of unknown age, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 419 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 340 persons originating in Ireland, 83 persons originating in Scotland, 48 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in the United States, 7 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 23,809 acres of land in farms, 22,113 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,426 pounds of maple sugar, 4,629 bushels of potatoes, 4,120 bushels of oats, 4,031 bushels of wheat, 3,927 bushels of turnips, 2,396 pounds of homemade butter, 1,696 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,211 acres of farmland under crops, 805 pounds of wool produced on farms, 726 bushels of peas, 624 acres of wheat, 485 acres of farmland in pasture, 377 sheep, 337 swine, 328 calves and heifers, 268 milk cows, 250 bulls, oxen, or steers, 246 acres of oats, 181 occupants of farms, 152 acres of potatoes, 147 tons of hay, 142 bushels of corn, 94 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 acres of peas, 67 acres of turnips, 50 bushels of barley, 31 horses, 16 acres of corn, 11 barrels of pork, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 acres of barley, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 barrels of beef, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of flax or hemp, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 627 yards of flannel, $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 129 yards of fulled cloth, 3 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262370
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). "Mornington, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mornington-on029011-1851/.