Pakenham, Ontario (1851 census)
Pakenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 76.360°W.
Population
In 1851, Pakenham had a population of 1,868: 977 male and 891 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,442 |
| 1871 | 2,426 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,007 |
| 1901 | 1,872 |
| 1911 | 1,605 |
| 1921 | 1,518 |
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, Pakenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,868 total population, 977 males, 891 females, Male members of the family who are present: 877, Female members of the family who are present: 833, 682 single males, 602 single females, 281 married males, 260 married females, 170 males attending school, 148 families, 122 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 100, Male members of the family who are present: 71, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, Female members of the family who are absent: 43, 43 female births, 29 widowed females, 27 male births, 14 widowed males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 136 females aged 5 to 10, 120 males aged 5 to 10, 119 single males aged 10 to 15, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 110 single females aged 10 to 15, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 104 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 65 married females aged 30 to 40, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 43 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females under age 1, 40 males under age 1, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 963 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 648 persons originating in Ireland, 140 persons originating in Scotland, 55 French Canadians, 29 persons originating in England or Wales, 17 persons whose origin is unknown, 13 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 41,127 pounds of homemade butter, 21,408 bushels of oats, 19,509 acres of land in farms, 17,219 bushels of potatoes, 13,257 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,166 bushels of wheat, 6,252 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,149 pounds of maple sugar, 4,475 bushels of turnips, 4,303 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,583 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,631 bushels of peas, 2,523 acres of farmland under crops, 1,750 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,593 tons of hay, 1,568 sheep, 977 swine, 927 acres of wheat, 891 acres of oats, 688 calves and heifers, 636 barrels of pork, 555 milk cows, 511 bushels of corn, 478 bushels of rye, 424 bushels of barley, 407 horses, 257 acres of potatoes, 224 acres of peas, 222 barrels of beef, 220 occupants of farms, 176 bulls, oxen, or steers, 146 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 136 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 54 bushels of buckwheat, 40 acres of corn, 34 acres of rye, 32 acres of turnips, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 acres of barley, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat. (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, 4,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 3,041 yards of flannel, $1,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,096 yards of fulled cloth, $750 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 650 tanneries returning capital, 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 4 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital. 350,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 5,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $150 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262528
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). "Pakenham, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pakenham-on019011-1851/.