Nepean, Ontario (1851 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Carleton County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.303°N, 75.778°W.
Population
In 1851, Nepean had a population of 3,800: 1,966 male and 1,834 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,800 |
| 1861 | 4,410 |
| 1871 | 5,069 |
| 1881 | 8,044 |
| 1891 | 11,401 |
| 1901 | 5,840 |
| 1911 | 5,170 |
| 1921 | 10,867 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Hospital and other Institutions, 1861 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Nepean shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 393 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 596 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 57 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,708 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 126 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,795 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 129 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 171 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 596 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 85 |
| Number of females | 1,834 |
| Number of females attending school | 221 |
| Number of lunatic females | 4 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 76 |
| Number of males | 1,966 |
| Number of males attending school | 310 |
| Number of married females | 544 |
| Number of married males | 550 |
| Number of persons at sea | 1 |
| Number of single females | 1,225 |
| Number of single males | 1,372 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| POP | 3,800 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,834 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,966 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,800 |
| Total population | 3,800 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 57 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 77 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 63 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 294 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 84 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 62 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 73 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 82 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 299 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 77 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 180 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 181 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 97 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 48 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 116 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 172 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 133 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 95 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 277 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 218 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 80 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 267 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 236 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 177 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 17 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 8 |
| Number of French Canadians | 192 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 4 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 4 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 12 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 4 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,055 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 65 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,310 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 142 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 30 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 55 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 23 |
| Acres of corn | 148 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,104 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,947 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,779 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 13,919 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,866 |
| Acres of oats | 1,913 |
| Acres of peas | 612 |
| Acres of potatoes | 764 |
| Acres of rye | 238 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,417 |
| BAR AC | 55 |
| BAR BU | 1,433 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 340 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,379 |
| BEEF BAR | 340 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,433 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 393 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,610 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 638 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,983 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,639 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,930 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,549 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,252 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 43,714 |
| BWT AC | 23 |
| BWT BU | 393 |
| CRN AC | 148 |
| CRN BU | 3,610 |
| HAY TONS | 3,693 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 438 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,423 |
| Number of horses | 1,216 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,583 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 469 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 2,288 |
| Number of swine | 2,274 |
| OAT AC | 1,913 |
| OAT BU | 53,983 |
| PEA AC | 612 |
| PEA BU | 10,639 |
| PORK BAR | 1,379 |
| POT AC | 764 |
| POT BU | 58,930 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,694 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,529 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 17 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,362 |
| RYE AC | 238 |
| RYE BU | 3,549 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,693 |
| WHT AC | 2,417 |
| WHT BU | 43,714 |
| WOOL LBS | 7,362 |
Manufacturing & industry (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | 75 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 6,000 |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | 20,000 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 1 |
| Number of breweries returning capital | 700 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 250 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 12 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 5 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 4 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 5 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 700 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 600 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 2,900 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,610 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (176 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 1 |
| B LBS | 91,529 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BOV | 438 |
| C H | 1,423 |
| C LBS | 5,694 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,966 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,834 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,800 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,795 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,708 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 171 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 126 |
| C08 GM NO DAY | 1 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 129 |
| C09 GM BARRELS DAY | 75 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 57 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 4 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 76 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 550 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,372 |
| C128 WID MALE | 42 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,966 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 85 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 700 |
| C130 MD FEM | 544 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,225 |
| C132 WID FEM | 65 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,834 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,800 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 10 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 20 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 4 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 77 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 4 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 4 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 8 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 310 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 221 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 84 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 4 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 5 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 5 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 62 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 57 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 1 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 6,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 73 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 77 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 65 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 58 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 600 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 12 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 82 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 4 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 63 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 299 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 250 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 294 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 267 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 277 |
| C43 WF CLOTH | 2,900 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 236 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 13 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 218 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 116 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 177 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 180 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 80 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 172 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 17 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 5 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 181 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 7 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C64 BREW NO | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BREW RETURNS | 1 |
| C66 BREW CAPITAL | 700 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 133 |
| C67 BREW PRODUCE | 20,000 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 9 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 8 |
| C69 BREW NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 97 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 13 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 95 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 7 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 11 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 48 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 18 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 36 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 16 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 12 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 7 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 10 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| CAR BU | 524 |
| CD NAME | Carleton |
| CROP | 9,779 |
| CULT | 13,919 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 65 |
| FC YRDS | 5,610 |
| FREN ORIG | 192 |
| GARDEN | 36 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HELD | 48,866 |
| HOP LBS | 17 |
| HORSE | 1,216 |
| INDIANS | 12 |
| IRE | 1,310 |
| LINE NO | 29 |
| M COWS | 1,583 |
| MPLS LBS | 390 |
| MW BU | 638 |
| NFL | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 2,055 |
| NS PEI | 3 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 15 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 107 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 84 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 188 |
| O OVR 200 | 26 |
| O UNDR 10 | 49 |
| PASTURE | 4,104 |
| SCOT | 142 |
| SHEEP | 2,288 |
| SWINE | 2,274 |
| TOT O | 469 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 14,252 |
| US | 30 |
| WOOD | 34,947 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008— 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). "Nepean, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on004008-1851/.