Picton, T-V, Ontario (1851 census)
Picton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7191105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.007°N, 77.145°W.
Population
In 1851, Picton, T-V had a population of 1,569: 784 male and 785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,569 |
| 1861 | 2,067 |
| 1871 | 2,361 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 3,287 |
| 1901 | 3,698 |
| 1911 | 3,564 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
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, Picton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,569 total population, 785 females, 784 males, Female members of the family who are present: 738, Male members of the family who are present: 709, 529 single males, 514 single females, 267 families, 230 married males, 225 married females, 195 females attending school, 164 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 75, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 46 widowed females, 26 female births, 25 widowed males, 20 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 119 single females aged 15 to 20, 103 single males aged 15 to 20, 100 single males aged 10 to 15, 98 females aged 5 to 10, 93 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 males aged 5 to 10, 90 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 single females aged 20 to 30, 74 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 40 to 50, 63 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 females under age 1, 30 males under age 1, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 females age 3 to 4, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 853 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 380 persons originating in Ireland, 148 persons originating in England or Wales, 107 persons originating in the United States, 47 persons originating in Scotland, 26 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 3 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,020 pounds of homemade butter, 1,529 acres of land in farms, 1,470 bushels of oats, 1,190 bushels of peas, 1,102 bushels of wheat, 935 bushels of corn, 905 bushels of rye, 876 acres of farmland under cultivation, 800 pounds of maple sugar, 725 bushels of potatoes, 653 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 600 pounds of hops, 600 pounds of wool produced on farms, 546 acres of farmland under crops, 505 bushels of barley, 306 acres of farmland in pasture, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 246 sheep, 236 tons of hay, 180 bushels of carrots, 155 bushels of buckwheat, 120 acres of wheat, 79 acres of peas, 68 acres of rye, 61 swine, 60 bushels of turnips, 55 milk cows, 53 acres of oats, 51 pounds of flax or hemp, 38 barrels of pork, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 acres of corn, 32 calves and heifers, 32 horses, 29 acres of potatoes, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 acres of barley, 19 occupants of farms, 13 bulls, oxen, or steers, 8 acres of buckwheat, 8 barrels of beef, 5 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 750 foundries returning capital, 138 yards of fulled cloth, 78 yards of flannel, 8 employees in grist mills, 7 employees in foundries, 4 employees in tanneries, 1 distilleries, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 100 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 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 Macaulay | 1794–1874 | died here |
| John Philip Roblin | 1799–1874 | died here |
| Hamilton Hartley Killaly | 1800–1874 | died here |
| David Barker Stevenson | 1801–1859 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7191105
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picton,_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). "Picton, T-V, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-t-v-on032007-1851/.