Nissouri, East, Ontario (1851 census)
Nissouri, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,118. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.155°N, 81.033°W.
Population
In 1851, Nissouri, East had a population of 2,118: 1,105 male and 1,013 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,118 |
| 1861 | 3,484 |
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, Nissouri, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,118 total population, 1,105 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,077, 1,013 females, Female members of the family who are present: 996, 774 single males, 674 single females, 337 families, 313 married females, 312 married males, 172 males attending school, 125 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, 26 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 18 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, Male members of the family who are present: 15, 12 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 10, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 190 males aged 5 to 10, 175 females aged 5 to 10, 135 single females aged 10 to 15, 128 single males aged 10 to 15, 105 married females aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 97 single males aged 20 to 30, 95 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 females aged 1 to 2, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males under age 1, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 females under age 1, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 38 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 males of unknown age, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (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 1,162 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 493 persons originating in Scotland, 150 persons originating in England or Wales, 145 persons originating in Ireland, 129 persons originating in the United States, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 11 persons originating in the East Indies, 10 male negroes or coloured persons, 9 French Canadians, 8 female negroes or coloured persons, 6 Indigenous males, 4 Indigenous females, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 40,178 bushels of oats, 38,830 pounds of homemade butter, 29,512 pounds of maple sugar, 25,663 bushels of wheat, 25,420 acres of land in farms, 17,371 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,890 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,049 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,270 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,437 bushels of peas, 4,881 acres of farmland under crops, 4,193 bushels of potatoes, 3,802 bushels of turnips, 3,121 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,911 sheep, 2,668 bushels of barley, 2,571 swine, 2,000 acres of wheat, 1,634 acres of oats, 1,190 bushels of corn, 1,113 calves and heifers, 898 barrels of pork, 842 tons of hay, 759 milk cows, 705 pounds of hops, 681 bulls, oxen, or steers, 475 horses, 421 bushels of buckwheat, 282 occupants of farms, 155 acres of peas, 154 barrels of beef, 151 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 133 acres of barley, 103 acres of potatoes, 85 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 59 acres of corn, 48 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 acres of turnips, 30 acres of buckwheat, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of rye, 6 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,100 yards of flannel, 1,182 yards of fulled cloth, $1,100 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 109 yards of linen, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills returning capital. 66 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 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090006— 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). "Nissouri, East, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nissouri-east-on027010-1851/.