Percy, Ontario (1851 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,605. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.924°W.
Population
In 1851, Percy had a population of 2,605: 1,483 male and 1,122 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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, Percy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,605 total population, 1,483 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,158, 1,122 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,033, 974 single males, 711 single females, 485 married males, 389 families, 375 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 325, 178 males attending school, 144 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 89, 55 male births, 48 female births, 36 widowed females, 24 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 3 blind males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 241 single males aged 20 to 30, 196 married males aged 20 to 30, 183 females aged 5 to 10, 177 single males aged 15 to 20, 168 single males aged 10 to 15, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 142 married females aged 20 to 30, 132 married males aged 30 to 40, 129 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 married females aged 30 to 40, 101 males aged 5 to 10, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 males under age 1, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 females under age 1, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 37 females age 3 to 4, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 married females aged 15 to 20, 23 single males aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,584 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 462 persons originating in Ireland, 244 French Canadians, 130 persons originating in England or Wales, 119 persons originating in the United States, 62 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 35,637 pounds of homemade butter, 30,346 acres of land in farms, 26,863 bushels of wheat, 19,874 bushels of oats, 19,300 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,656 pounds of maple sugar, 15,513 bushels of potatoes, 15,388 bushels of peas, 11,046 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,644 acres of farmland under crops, 6,016 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,342 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,359 bushels of rye, 3,313 bushels of corn, 2,358 sheep, 2,067 bushels of buckwheat, 2,010 acres of wheat, 1,565 swine, 1,471 tons of hay, 1,423 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,244 bushels of turnips, 1,236 barrels of pork, 922 acres of peas, 876 acres of oats, 730 milk cows, 692 bushels of carrots, 634 calves and heifers, 621 bulls, oxen, or steers, 449 horses, 447 bushels of barley, 323 acres of rye, 309 occupants of farms, 260 barrels of beef, 230 acres of potatoes, 187 acres of corn, 169 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 151 acres of buckwheat, 138 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 105 pounds of hops, 85 bushels of beans, 60 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 pounds of tobacco, 28 acres of barley, 7 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,377 yards of flannel, 4,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 2,123 yards of fulled cloth, $1,750 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,700 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $900 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in carding and fulling mills, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 300,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_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). "Percy, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on024006-1851/.