Nottawasaga, Ontario (1851 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,887. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.386°N, 80.166°W.
Population
In 1851, Nottawasaga had a population of 1,887: 1,030 male and 857 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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 Collingwood, Town of, 1861 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,887 total population, 1,030 males, Male members of the family who are present: 984, 857 females, Female members of the family who are present: 822, 739 single males, 579 single females, 308 families, 272 married males, 260 married females, 83 males attending school, 76 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 35 male births, 30 female births, 19 widowed males, 18 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 151 single males aged 10 to 15, 146 males aged 5 to 10, 142 females aged 5 to 10, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 15 to 20, 108 single males aged 20 to 30, 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 males under age 1, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 females under age 1, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 27 females age 3 to 4, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100, 1 single males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 893 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 632 persons originating in Scotland, 250 persons originating in Ireland, 42 persons originating in England or Wales, 40 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 28,540 acres of land in farms, 26,440 pounds of homemade butter, 22,270 bushels of wheat, 22,033 bushels of potatoes, 22,031 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,168 bushels of oats, 7,946 pounds of maple sugar, 6,509 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,510 bushels of turnips, 4,553 acres of farmland under crops, 4,380 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,803 bushels of peas, 2,683 sheep, 1,886 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,657 acres of wheat, 1,649 bushels of barley, 1,490 swine, 881 tons of hay, 553 bushels of corn, 547 acres of oats, 545 milk cows, 532 calves and heifers, 487 bulls, oxen, or steers, 300 acres of peas, 278 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 267 barrels of pork, 265 acres of potatoes, 220 horses, 200 bushels of buckwheat, 182 bushels of rye, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 139 occupants of farms, 103 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 barrels of beef, 72 acres of turnips, 70 acres of barley, 70 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 acres of corn, 26 bushels of carrots, 20 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 acres of buckwheat, 11 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 3,064 yards of flannel, 1,582 yards of fulled cloth, $300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on035009-1851/.