Peel, Ontario (1851 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Wellington County, 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 density was 19.2 people per square mile.
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 295 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 399 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 8 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,073 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 15 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,291 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 23 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 56 |
| Number of blind females | 2 |
| Number of families | 399 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 22 |
| Number of females | 1,088 |
| Number of females attending school | 79 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 26 |
| Number of males | 1,347 |
| Number of males attending school | 113 |
| Number of married females | 328 |
| Number of married males | 385 |
| Number of single females | 739 |
| Number of single males | 945 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| POP | 2,435 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,088 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,347 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,435 |
| Total population | 2,435 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 46 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 34 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 164 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 5 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 52 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 43 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 230 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 9 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 58 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 134 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 85 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 55 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 34 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 127 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 111 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 82 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 45 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 145 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 117 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 67 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 155 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 122 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 133 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,131 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 280 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 11 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 738 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 131 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 141 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 144 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 3 |
| Acres of corn | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,403 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,812 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,537 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 6,993 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,805 |
| Acres of oats | 895 |
| Acres of peas | 351 |
| Acres of potatoes | 326 |
| Acres of rye | 5 |
| Acres of turnips | 212 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,272 |
| BAR AC | 144 |
| BAR BU | 1,530 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 240 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 731 |
| BEEF BAR | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,530 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,115 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,546 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,177 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,548 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 24,389 |
| BWT AC | 3 |
| BWT BU | 63 |
| CRN AC | 15 |
| CRN BU | 357 |
| HAY TONS | 1,163 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 892 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 788 |
| Number of horses | 150 |
| Number of milk cows | 697 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 413 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 275 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 4,430 |
| Number of swine | 1,928 |
| OAT AC | 895 |
| OAT BU | 20,115 |
| PEA AC | 351 |
| PEA BU | 4,546 |
| PORK BAR | 731 |
| POT AC | 326 |
| POT BU | 18,177 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 482 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,563 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 13,769 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,810 |
| RYE AC | 5 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| WHT AC | 2,272 |
| WHT BU | 24,389 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,810 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 600,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 450 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,446 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 182 |
Deaths & mortality (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (127 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 21,563 |
| BOV | 892 |
| C H | 788 |
| C LBS | 482 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,347 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,088 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,435 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,291 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,073 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 56 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 15 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 23 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 8 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C110 BTWN 90 AND 100 F S | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 26 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 9 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 5 |
| C126 MD MALE | 385 |
| C127 S MALE | 945 |
| C128 WID MALE | 17 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,347 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 22 |
| C130 MD FEM | 328 |
| C131 S FEM | 739 |
| C132 WID FEM | 21 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,088 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,435 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 58 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 113 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 79 |
| C148 BLIND F | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 53 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 57 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 47 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 600,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 52 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 46 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 43 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 35 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 450 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 4 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 41 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 34 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 230 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 164 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 155 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 145 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 5 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 122 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 117 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 127 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 133 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 134 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 67 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 111 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 31 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 85 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 13 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 82 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 9 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 55 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 5 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 45 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 34 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 9 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 15 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 4 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 8 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 2 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| CAR BU | 8 |
| CD NAME | Wellington |
| CROP | 5,537 |
| CULT | 6,993 |
| DE NL | 11 |
| ENG WLS | 280 |
| FC YRDS | 182 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,446 |
| FR | 2 |
| GARDEN | 53 |
| HELD | 41,805 |
| HOP LBS | 2 |
| HORSE | 150 |
| IRE | 738 |
| LINE NO | 365 |
| M COWS | 697 |
| MPLS LBS | 13,769 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 1,131 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 69 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 51 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 275 |
| O UNDR 10 | 15 |
| PASTURE | 1,403 |
| SCOT | 131 |
| SHEEP | 4,430 |
| SWINE | 1,928 |
| TOT O | 413 |
| TUR AC | 212 |
| TUR BU | 26,548 |
| US | 141 |
| WOOD | 34,812 |
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/.