Perth, T-V, Ontario (1851 census)
Perth, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,916. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2428683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1851, Perth, T-V had a population of 1,916: 954 male and 962 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,916 |
| 1861 | 2,465 |
| 1871 | 2,375 |
| 1881 | 2,467 |
| 1891 | 3,136 |
| 1901 | 3,588 |
| 1911 | 3,588 |
| 1921 | 3,790 |
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, Perth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,916 total population, 962 females, 954 males, Male members of the family who are present: 897, Female members of the family who are present: 888, 667 single males, 642 single females, 263 married males, 261 married females, 227 families, 111 males attending school, 98 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 74, 59 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, Male members of the family who are present: 34, 26 female births, 24 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, 14 male births, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 148 single males aged 15 to 20, 147 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 males aged 5 to 10, 116 females aged 5 to 10, 108 single females aged 10 to 15, 101 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 single males aged 10 to 15, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 86 single females aged 20 to 30, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 females under age 1, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males under age 1, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females age 3 to 4, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,141 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 399 persons originating in Ireland, 263 persons originating in Scotland, 68 persons originating in England or Wales, 21 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 6 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, . persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,034 pounds of homemade butter, 2,815 bushels of potatoes, 1,665 bushels of oats, 840 acres of land in farms, 684 bushels of wheat, 564 acres of farmland under cultivation, 417 pounds of wool produced on farms, 336 barrels of pork, 316 acres of farmland in pasture, 305 bushels of turnips, 289 bushels of carrots, 276 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 257 swine, 236 bushels of peas, 227 pounds of hops, 226 acres of farmland under crops, 209 milk cows, 175 sheep, 164 horses, 110 bushels of barley, 70 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 69 occupants of farms, 57 acres of oats, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 calves and heifers, 44 acres of wheat, 44 barrels of beef, 38 bushels of corn, 30 acres of potatoes, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 acres of peas, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 500 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 223 yards of flannel, 200 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 49 yards of fulled cloth, 4 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 350,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 2,000 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 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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 males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Bell | 1780–1857 | died here |
| Roderick Matheson | 1793–1873 | died here |
| Thomas Mabon Radenhurst | 1803–1854 | died here |
| John Robson Premier of British Columbia (1824-1892) | 1824–1892 | born here |
| D'Arcy Boulton | 1825–1875 | born here |
| Alexander Morris | 1826–1889 | born here |
| Malcolm Colin Cameron | 1831–1898 | born here |
| Robert Campbell | 1835–1921 | born here |
| John Graham Haggart | 1836–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2428683
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_(Ontario)
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). "Perth, T-V, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-t-v-on019013-1851/.