Oneida, Ontario (1851 census)
Oneida was a census subdivision in Haldimand County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.973°W.
Population
In 1851, Oneida had a population of 2,817: 1,575 male and 1,242 female residents. Population density was 39.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,817 |
| 1861 | 3,050 |
| 1871 | 3,183 |
| 1881 | 2,863 |
| 1891 | 2,400 |
| 1901 | 2,023 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,377 |
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, Oneida shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 367 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 477 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 10 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,182 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 60 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,375 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 19 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 200 |
| Number of families | 477 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 59 |
| Number of females | 1,242 |
| Number of females attending school | 191 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 62 |
| Number of males | 1,575 |
| Number of males attending school | 263 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 441 |
| Number of single females | 768 |
| Number of single males | 1,105 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP | 2,817 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,242 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,575 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,817 |
| Total population | 2,817 |
Age structure (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 46 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 42 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 179 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 60 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 208 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 65 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 180 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 108 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 63 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 133 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 143 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 90 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 53 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 17 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 138 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 132 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 53 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 189 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 172 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 224 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 29 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 15 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 1 |
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 117 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 108 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 226 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 8 |
| Number of negroes or coloured persons | 9 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,575 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 181 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 571 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 20 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 329 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 116 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 85 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 122 |
| Acres of corn | 233 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 178 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,402 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,572 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,064 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,664 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,216 |
| Acres of oats | 958 |
| Acres of peas | 214 |
| Acres of potatoes | 390 |
| Acres of rye | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,449 |
| BAR AC | 85 |
| BAR BU | 2,084 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 302 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 931 |
| BEEF BAR | 302 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,084 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,126 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,271 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,296 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,471 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,321 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,127 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 86,103 |
| BWT AC | 122 |
| BWT BU | 2,126 |
| CRN AC | 233 |
| CRN BU | 6,271 |
| HAY TONS | 1,470 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 885 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 674 |
| Number of horses | 499 |
| Number of milk cows | 765 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 358 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 1,846 |
| Number of swine | 1,939 |
| OAT AC | 958 |
| OAT BU | 37,296 |
| PEA AC | 214 |
| PEA BU | 4,471 |
| PORK BAR | 931 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 20,321 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,325 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,000 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 9,685 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,131 |
| RYE AC | 16 |
| RYE BU | 196 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,470 |
| WHT AC | 4,449 |
| WHT BU | 86,103 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,131 |
Manufacturing & industry (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 1,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 5,610,000 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 11 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 10 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 7 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 10 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 10 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,200 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 4,700 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,008 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 752 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 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 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 24 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 8 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 39 |
Other recorded variables (163 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 52,000 |
| BEN BU | 242 |
| BOV | 885 |
| C F BAR | 1 |
| C H | 674 |
| C LBS | 3,325 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,575 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,242 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,817 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,375 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 1,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,182 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 200 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 60 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 19 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 10 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 62 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 5 |
| C126 MD MALE | 441 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,105 |
| C128 WID MALE | 29 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,575 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 59 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,200 |
| C130 MD FEM | 422 |
| C131 S FEM | 768 |
| C132 WID FEM | 52 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,242 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,817 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 24 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 15 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 39 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 108 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 65 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 117 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 8 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 1 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 263 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 191 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 60 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 8 |
| C16 SM NO | 10 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 7 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 45 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 10 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 56 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 5,610,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 63 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 42 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 53 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 46 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 10 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 4,700 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 11 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 34 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 40 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 208 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 179 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 189 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 138 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 172 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 31 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 132 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 133 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 224 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 180 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 53 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 7 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 143 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 29 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 6 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 108 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 12 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 90 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 15 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 7 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 63 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 11 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 53 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 29 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 15 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 17 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 6 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 10 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 6 |
| CAR BU | 236 |
| CD NAME | Haldimand |
| COL PERSONS | 9 |
| CROP | 11,064 |
| CULT | 12,664 |
| DE NL | 4 |
| ENG WLS | 181 |
| FC YRDS | 752 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,008 |
| FREN ORIG | 19 |
| GARDEN | 178 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HELD | 33,216 |
| HOP LBS | 20 |
| HORSE | 499 |
| INDIANS | 226 |
| IRE | 571 |
| LINE NO | 102 |
| M COWS | 765 |
| MPLS LBS | 9,685 |
| MW BU | 68 |
| NB | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 1,575 |
| NS PEI | 20 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 7 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 69 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 47 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 185 |
| O OVR 200 | 9 |
| O UNDR 10 | 41 |
| PASTURE | 1,402 |
| SCOT | 329 |
| SHEEP | 1,846 |
| SWINE | 1,939 |
| TOT O | 358 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 5,127 |
| US | 116 |
| WOOD | 20,572 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115006— 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). "Oneida, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oneida-on013006-1851/.