Preston, Village, Ontario (1851 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Waterloo County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,180. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1851, Preston, Village had a population of 1,180: 629 male and 551 female residents. Population density was 1176.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
| 1911 | 3,883 |
| 1921 | 5,423 |
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, Preston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 347 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 392 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 474 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 77 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 489 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 140 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 392 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 23 |
| Number of females | 551 |
| Number of females attending school | 98 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 33 |
| Number of males | 629 |
| Number of males attending school | 114 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of single females | 335 |
| Number of single males | 415 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP | 1,180 |
| POP FX N.1 | 551 |
| POP MX N.1 | 629 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,180 |
| Total population | 1,180 |
Age structure (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 19 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 87 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 77 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 35 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 69 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 64 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 47 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 72 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 48 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 26 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 45 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 50 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 22 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 74 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 52 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 62 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 16 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 443 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 19 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 34 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 51 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 414 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 40 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland | 36 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 22 |
| Number of persons originating in Switzerland | 46 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 65 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of buckwheat | 2 |
| Acres of corn | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 337 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 227 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 333 |
| Acres of land in farms | 670 |
| Acres of oats | 32 |
| Acres of peas | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of rye | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 89 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 830 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,154 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,170 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,340 |
| BWT AC | 2 |
| BWT BU | 19 |
| CRN AC | 10 |
| CRN BU | 233 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 320 |
| HAY TONS | 69 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 23 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 13 |
| Number of horses | 52 |
| Number of milk cows | 60 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 135 |
| Number of swine | 419 |
| OAT AC | 32 |
| OAT BU | 830 |
| PEA AC | 6 |
| PEA BU | 150 |
| PORK BAR | 16 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,154 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 200 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 162 |
| RYE AC | 70 |
| RYE BU | 1,170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 69 |
| WHT AC | 89 |
| WHT BU | 1,340 |
| WOOL LBS | 162 |
Manufacturing & industry (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 20,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 250,000 |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | 14,508 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 110,000 |
| Number of breweries | 3 |
| Number of breweries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 3 |
| Number of breweries returning capital | 175 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 1,250 |
| Number of distilleries | 2 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 2 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 1,000 |
| Number of employees in breweries | 6 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 10 |
| Number of employees in distilleries | 4 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 18 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 6 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 2 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 1,150 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 7,000 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,000 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 7,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 10 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 15 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (156 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 200 |
| BOV | 23 |
| C H | 13 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 629 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 551 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,180 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 489 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 20,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 474 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 140 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 77 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 33 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 204 |
| C127 S MALE | 415 |
| C128 WID MALE | 10 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 629 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 23 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 197 |
| C131 S FEM | 335 |
| C132 WID FEM | 19 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 551 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,180 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 5 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 15 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 35 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 114 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 98 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 23 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 18 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 32 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 250,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 28 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 24 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 29 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 19 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 19 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 27 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 77 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 1,250 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 87 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 7,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 7,000 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 10 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 74 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 45 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 52 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 11 |
| C46 DIST NO | 2 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 50 |
| C47 DIST RETURNS | 2 |
| C48 DIST CAPITAL | 1,000 |
| C49 DIST PRODUCE | 110,000 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 47 |
| C50 DIST HANDS | 4 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 62 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 69 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 2 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 22 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 1,150 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 6 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 6 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 72 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 16 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 64 |
| C62 F HANDS | 18 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C63 F NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C64 BREW NO | 3 |
| C65 BREW RETURNS | 3 |
| C66 BREW CAPITAL | 175 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 48 |
| C67 BREW PRODUCE | 14,508 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BREW HANDS | 6 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BREW NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 33 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 3 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 26 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 15 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 8 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 3 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 4 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| CAR BU | 15 |
| CD NAME | Waterloo |
| CH | 46 |
| CID GAL | 320 |
| CROP | 227 |
| CULT | 333 |
| DE NL | 414 |
| ENG WLS | 34 |
| FC YRDS | 15 |
| FLAN YRDS | 10 |
| FR | 51 |
| FREN ORIG | 9 |
| GARDEN | 4 |
| HELD | 670 |
| HORSE | 52 |
| IRE | 40 |
| LINE NO | 349 |
| M COWS | 60 |
| MPLS LBS | 270 |
| NOT FRN | 443 |
| NS PEI | 1 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 1 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 2 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 2 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 7 |
| OTHER PL | 19 |
| PASTURE | 102 |
| RU PRU PL | 36 |
| SCOT | 22 |
| SHEEP | 135 |
| SWINE | 419 |
| TOT O | 18 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 125 |
| US | 65 |
| WOOD | 337 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on038007-1851/.