Mountain, Ontario (1851 census)
Mountain was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.054°N, 75.458°W.
Population
In 1851, Mountain had a population of 2,764: 1,428 male and 1,336 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 3,683 |
| 1871 | 3,259 |
| 1881 | 3,719 |
| 1891 | 3,422 |
| 1901 | 3,427 |
| 1911 | 3,077 |
| 1921 | 2,965 |
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, Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,764 total population, 1,428 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,396, 1,336 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,301, 969 single males, 867 single females, 547 families, 433 married females, 432 married males, 289 females attending school, 278 males attending school, 67 female births, 58 male births, 36 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 27 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 239 females aged 5 to 10, 235 males aged 5 to 10, 179 married females aged 20 to 30, 173 single males aged 10 to 15, 166 single females aged 10 to 15, 144 single males aged 15 to 20, 136 single females aged 15 to 20, 131 married males aged 30 to 40, 107 married females aged 30 to 40, 103 married males aged 20 to 30, 93 married males aged 40 to 50, 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 76 males aged 3 to 4, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 67 males aged 1 to 2, 66 females under age 1, 60 females age 3 to 4, 59 males under age 1, 55 females aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 4 to 5, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,875 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 607 persons originating in Ireland, 84 French Canadians, 84 persons originating in the United States, 56 persons originating in England or Wales, 56 persons originating in Scotland, 8 Indigenous males, 2 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 73,842 pounds of homemade butter, 34,647 acres of land in farms, 30,853 bushels of oats, 26,001 bushels of wheat, 24,534 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,348 bushels of potatoes, 10,113 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,739 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,580 pounds of maple sugar, 7,392 bushels of corn, 5,847 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,465 bushels of peas, 4,184 acres of farmland under crops, 3,086 sheep, 2,707 tons of hay, 2,647 bushels of buckwheat, 2,090 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,774 acres of wheat, 1,431 bushels of rye, 1,395 swine, 1,205 barrels of pork, 1,152 acres of oats, 1,105 calves and heifers, 1,071 milk cows, 744 bushels of barley, 742 horses, 386 bushels of turnips, 385 acres of corn, 361 occupants of farms, 330 bulls, oxen, or steers, 322 acres of peas, 297 acres of potatoes, 247 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 199 barrels of beef, 180 gallons of cider, 172 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 139 acres of buckwheat, 94 acres of rye, 92 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 82 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 79 bushels of beans, 61 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 pounds of flax or hemp, 38 acres of barley, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of carrots. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,870 yards of flannel, 2,501 yards of fulled cloth, $1,700 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $425 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 8 employees in grist mills, 5 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107002— 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). "Mountain, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mountain-on005002-1851/.