Ops, Ontario (1851 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,512. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.327°N, 78.716°W.
Population
In 1851, Ops had a population of 2,512: 1,279 male and 1,233 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 2,872 |
| 1871 | 3,350 |
| 1881 | 3,358 |
| 1891 | 2,926 |
| 1901 | 2,610 |
| 1911 | 2,746 |
| 1921 | 2,310 |
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 Lindsay, Town of, 1861 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ops shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,512 total population, 1,279 males, 1,233 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,174, Female members of the family who are present: 1,146, 872 single males, 795 single females, 375 married females, 375 married males, 347 families, 203 males attending school, 179 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 105, Females present who are not members of the family: 87, 63 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 46, Male members of the family who are present: 42, 41 female births, 36 male births, 32 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 193 females aged 5 to 10, 183 males aged 5 to 10, 174 single females aged 10 to 15, 166 single males aged 10 to 15, 153 married females aged 20 to 30, 125 single males aged 15 to 20, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 30 to 40, 105 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 married males aged 20 to 30, 82 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 males aged 1 to 2, 52 females under age 1, 50 males under age 1, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 44 females age 3 to 4, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,365 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 916 persons originating in Ireland, 95 persons originating in England or Wales, 80 persons originating in Scotland, 38 persons originating in the United States, 12 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 53,599 bushels of wheat, 44,619 bushels of oats, 42,780 pounds of homemade butter, 36,871 acres of land in farms, 25,319 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,361 bushels of potatoes, 13,353 pounds of maple sugar, 11,552 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,264 bushels of peas, 7,695 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,282 acres of farmland under crops, 4,208 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,679 acres of wheat, 3,019 sheep, 2,796 bushels of turnips, 2,231 swine, 1,724 acres of oats, 1,199 tons of hay, 1,087 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 903 calves and heifers, 861 milk cows, 624 bulls, oxen, or steers, 603 horses, 504 barrels of pork, 443 acres of peas, 398 occupants of farms, 396 acres of potatoes, 257 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 245 bushels of corn, 226 bushels of barley, 217 barrels of beef, 138 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 125 bushels of rye, 124 bushels of buckwheat, 91 pounds of hops, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 21 bushels of beans, 17 acres of corn, 14 bushels of carrots, 11 acres of barley, 10 acres of buckwheat, 10 acres of rye, 10 gallons of cider, 8 pounds of flax or hemp, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 6,009 yards of flannel, 2,500 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 2,250 yards of fulled cloth, $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $700 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 8 yards of linen, 4 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 breweries, 1 breweries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 540,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 33 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 males age 3 to 4: 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township
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). "Ops, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on037002-1851/.