Ramsay, Ontario (1851 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,256. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.221°W.
Population
In 1851, Ramsay had a population of 3,256: 1,690 male and 1,566 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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, Ramsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 195 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,256 total population, 1,690 males, 1,566 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,528, Female members of the family who are present: 1,436, 1,179 single males, 1,028 single females, 500 families, 471 married males, 455 married females, 326 males attending school, 257 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 162, Females present who are not members of the family: 130, 83 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 58, 49 female births, 49 male births, 40 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 5 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 3 persons at sea, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 246 males aged 5 to 10, 215 single males aged 10 to 15, 208 single females aged 10 to 15, 205 females aged 5 to 10, 200 single females aged 15 to 20, 187 single males aged 15 to 20, 164 single males aged 20 to 30, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 138 single females aged 20 to 30, 131 married females aged 30 to 40, 125 married males aged 30 to 40, 117 married males aged 40 to 50, 94 married males aged 20 to 30, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 males aged 2 to 3, 65 males aged 1 to 2, 63 females age 3 to 4, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 59 males under age 1, 55 females aged 1 to 2, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 females under age 1, 49 males aged 3 to 4, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 34 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 females of unknown age, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 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 1,939 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 670 persons originating in Ireland, 542 persons originating in Scotland, 62 persons originating in England or Wales, 22 persons originating in the United States, 6 French Canadians, 6 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 56,200 pounds of homemade butter, 22,198 bushels of oats, 19,752 acres of land in farms, 19,709 bushels of potatoes, 15,672 bushels of wheat, 11,967 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,970 bushels of turnips, 7,785 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,131 bushels of peas, 6,405 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,686 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,526 acres of farmland under crops, 3,193 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,681 pounds of maple sugar, 2,642 sheep, 1,957 swine, 1,488 tons of hay, 1,292 bushels of barley, 1,199 acres of wheat, 1,028 barrels of pork, 881 bushels of corn, 857 acres of oats, 627 bushels of buckwheat, 625 milk cows, 574 calves and heifers, 417 occupants of farms, 384 horses, 365 acres of peas, 291 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 270 bushels of rye, 201 bulls, oxen, or steers, 200 acres of potatoes, 193 barrels of beef, 120 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 73 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 66 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 acres of barley, 50 bushels of beans, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 acres of corn, 40 acres of turnips, 39 acres of buckwheat, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 bushels of carrots, 18 acres of rye, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 10,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $3,800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,152 yards of flannel, 2,700 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 2,220 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,500 woollen factories returning capital, 1,038 yards of fulled cloth, $830 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 370 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 12 employees in woollen factories, 6 employees in saw mills, 5 grist mills, 5 grist mills powered by water, 5 grist mills returning capital, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills reporting annual production, 5 saw mills returning capital, 3 carding and fulling mills, 3 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 457,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 3,900 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 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Yuill | 1838–1905 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— 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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on019012-1851/.