Niagara, Ontario (1851 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Lincoln County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,250. 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 density was 55.6 people per square mile.
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 369 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 252 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 930 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 139 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 959 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 6 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 222 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 58 |
| Number of females | 1,069 |
| Number of females attending school | 168 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 69 |
| Number of males | 1,181 |
| Number of males attending school | 197 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of single females | 684 |
| Number of single males | 817 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP | 2,250 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,069 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,181 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,250 |
| Total population | 2,250 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 29 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 34 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 139 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 135 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 103 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 72 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 81 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 62 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 89 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 79 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 30 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 127 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 146 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 70 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 148 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 118 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 146 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 42 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 24 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,494 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 188 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 267 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 65 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 182 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 153 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 139 |
| Acres of corn | 754 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 313 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,591 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,532 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,845 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,749 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,281 |
| Acres of oats | 1,189 |
| Acres of peas | 244 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,489 |
| BAR AC | 153 |
| BAR BU | 3,968 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 239 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 982 |
| BEEF BAR | 239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,968 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,511 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 3,190 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20,866 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,020 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,726 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,564 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,147 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 62,970 |
| BWT AC | 139 |
| BWT BU | 2,511 |
| CRN AC | 754 |
| CRN BU | 20,866 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 8,611 |
| HAY TONS | 2,906 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 356 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 534 |
| Number of horses | 881 |
| Number of milk cows | 881 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 2,686 |
| Number of swine | 2,074 |
| OAT AC | 1,189 |
| OAT BU | 38,020 |
| PEA AC | 244 |
| PEA BU | 1,726 |
| PORK BAR | 982 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 10,564 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30,730 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,671 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 241 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,906 |
| WHT AC | 3,489 |
| WHT BU | 62,970 |
| WOOL LBS | 8,520 |
Manufacturing & industry (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | 16 |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 3,800 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 320,000 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 1 |
| Number of breweries returning capital | 1,400 |
| Number of employees in breweries | 3 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 4 |
| Number of grist mills | 4 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,400 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 300 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,924 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,567 |
Deaths & mortality (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| 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 40 to 50 | 2 |
| 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 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 21 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 30 |
Other recorded variables (166 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 44,671 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BOV | 356 |
| C H | 534 |
| C LBS | 30,730 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 4 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,181 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,069 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,250 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 959 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 3,800 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 930 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 222 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 139 |
| C08 GM NO DAY | 1 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 6 |
| C09 GM BARRELS DAY | 16 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 6 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 6 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C112 BTWN 90 AND 100 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 69 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 325 |
| C127 S MALE | 817 |
| C128 WID MALE | 39 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,181 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 58 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,400 |
| C130 MD FEM | 337 |
| C131 S FEM | 684 |
| C132 WID FEM | 48 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,069 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,250 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 21 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 9 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 30 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 39 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 197 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 168 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 46 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 57 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 36 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 320,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 30 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 34 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 28 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 29 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 300 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 4 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 44 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 31 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 135 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 139 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 148 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 127 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 118 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 22 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 146 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 62 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 146 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 103 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 70 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 89 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 42 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 72 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 11 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 8 |
| C64 BREW NO | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BREW RETURNS | 1 |
| C66 BREW CAPITAL | 1,400 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 79 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 18 |
| C68 BREW HANDS | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 81 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 8 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 58 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 9 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 40 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 7 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 12 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 30 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 11 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 13 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 10 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 3 |
| CAR BU | 3,190 |
| CD NAME | Lincoln |
| CID GAL | 8,611 |
| CROP | 8,845 |
| CULT | 12,749 |
| DE NL | 4 |
| ENG WLS | 188 |
| ES AND PT | 7 |
| FC YRDS | 2,567 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,924 |
| FR | 2 |
| FREN ORIG | 24 |
| GARDEN | 313 |
| GRA BU | 250 |
| HELD | 21,281 |
| HORSE | 881 |
| IRE | 267 |
| LINE NO | 197 |
| M COWS | 881 |
| MPLS LBS | 241 |
| MW BU | 520 |
| NOT FRN | 1,494 |
| NS PEI | 17 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 41 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 39 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 51 |
| O OVR 200 | 23 |
| O UNDR 10 | 63 |
| PASTURE | 3,591 |
| SCOT | 65 |
| SHEEP | 2,686 |
| SWINE | 2,074 |
| TOT O | 221 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 5,147 |
| US | 182 |
| WOOD | 8,532 |
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: 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). "Niagara, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on022007-1851/.