Niagara, Ontario (1851 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,250. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.199°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1851, Niagara had a population of 2,250: 1,181 male and 1,069 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,250 |
| 1861 | 2,400 |
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, Niagara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,250 total population, 1,181 males, 1,069 females, Male members of the family who are present: 959, Female members of the family who are present: 930, 817 single males, 684 single females, 337 married females, 325 married males, 252 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 222, 197 males attending school, 168 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 139, 69 male births, 58 female births, 48 widowed females, 39 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 6, 4 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 148 single males aged 10 to 15, 146 single females aged 15 to 20, 146 single males aged 20 to 30, 139 females aged 5 to 10, 135 males aged 5 to 10, 127 single females aged 10 to 15, 118 single males aged 15 to 20, 103 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 81 married females aged 40 to 50, 79 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 46 females under age 1, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 males under age 1, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 females age 3 to 4, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,494 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 267 persons originating in Ireland, 188 persons originating in England or Wales, 182 persons originating in the United States, 65 persons originating in Scotland, 24 French Canadians, 17 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 62,970 bushels of wheat, 44,671 pounds of homemade butter, 38,020 bushels of oats, 30,730 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21,281 acres of land in farms, 20,866 bushels of corn, 12,749 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,564 bushels of potatoes, 8,845 acres of farmland under crops, 8,611 gallons of cider, 8,532 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,520 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,147 bushels of turnips, 3,968 bushels of barley, 3,591 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,489 acres of wheat, 3,190 bushels of carrots, 2,906 tons of hay, 2,686 sheep, 2,511 bushels of buckwheat, 2,074 swine, 1,726 bushels of peas, 1,189 acres of oats, 982 barrels of pork, 881 horses, 881 milk cows, 754 acres of corn, 534 calves and heifers, 520 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 356 bulls, oxen, or steers, 313 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 250 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 244 acres of peas, 241 pounds of maple sugar, 239 barrels of beef, 221 occupants of farms, 163 acres of potatoes, 153 acres of barley, 139 acres of buckwheat, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 acres of turnips, 30 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,567 yards of fulled cloth, $2,400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,924 yards of flannel, 1,400 breweries returning capital, $300 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 5 employees in grist mills, 4 employees in saw mills, 4 grist mills, 3 employees in breweries, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills reporting daily production. 320,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 3,800 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 16 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 5 to 10: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 18 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Albert Berczy | 1794–1858 | born here |
| John Richardson | 1796–1852 | born here |
| Peter Jones [Kahkewaquonaby] | 1802–1856 | born here |
| Joshua Gwillen Doan | b. 1811 | born here |
| Nelson Burns | 1834–1904 | born here |
| Alexander McMicken | 1837–1916 | born here |
| Charles J. S. (Charles James Stewart) Bethune | 1838–1932 | born here |
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
| Margaret Vallance | 1840–1922 | born here |
| Richard Amos Ball | 1845–1925 | born here |
| James Walker | 1846–1936 | born here |
| Linus Woolverton | 1846–1914 | born here |
| Sara Calder | 1846–1914 | born here |
| Sir William Glenholme Falconbridge | 1846–1920 | born here |
| Edith Sarah Louisa Boulton | 1847–1912 | born here |
| Mary Agnes Snively | 1847–1933 | born here |
| John Kelly Barrett | 1850–1938 | born here |
| James Elgin Wetherell | 1851–1940 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448372
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
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). "Niagara, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on022007-1851/.