Peel, Ontario (1851 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,435. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1851, Peel had a population of 2,435: 1,347 male and 1,088 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
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, Peel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,435 total population, 1,347 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,291, 1,088 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,073, 945 single males, 739 single females, 399 families, 385 married males, 328 married females, 113 males attending school, 79 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, 26 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 23, 22 female births, 21 widowed females, 17 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 15, Female members of the family who are absent: 8, 2 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 230 males aged 5 to 10, 164 females aged 5 to 10, 155 single males aged 10 to 15, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 134 married females aged 20 to 30, 133 single males aged 20 to 30, 127 married males aged 20 to 30, 122 single males aged 15 to 20, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 111 married males aged 30 to 40, 85 married females aged 30 to 40, 82 married males aged 40 to 50, 67 single females aged 20 to 30, 58 males under age 1, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 females under age 1, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 35 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 males of unknown age, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 females of unknown age, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,131 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 738 persons originating in Ireland, 280 persons originating in England or Wales, 141 persons originating in the United States, 131 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 41,805 acres of land in farms, 34,812 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,548 bushels of turnips, 24,389 bushels of wheat, 21,563 pounds of homemade butter, 20,115 bushels of oats, 18,177 bushels of potatoes, 13,769 pounds of maple sugar, 6,993 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,537 acres of farmland under crops, 4,546 bushels of peas, 4,430 sheep, 2,810 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,272 acres of wheat, 1,928 swine, 1,530 bushels of barley, 1,403 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,163 tons of hay, 895 acres of oats, 892 bulls, oxen, or steers, 788 calves and heifers, 731 barrels of pork, 697 milk cows, 482 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 413 occupants of farms, 357 bushels of corn, 351 acres of peas, 326 acres of potatoes, 275 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 240 barrels of beef, 212 acres of turnips, 150 bushels of rye, 150 horses, 144 acres of barley, 69 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 63 bushels of buckwheat, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 acres of corn, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 bushels of carrots, 5 acres of rye, 3 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,446 yards of flannel, $450 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 182 yards of fulled cloth, 4 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 600,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— 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). "Peel, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on039008-1851/.