Saltfleet, Ontario (1851 census)

Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.

Population

In 1851, Saltfleet had a population of 2,801: 1,427 male and 1,374 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Saltfleet shared boundaries with:

• Barton
• Binbrook
• Glanford
• Grimsby

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,801 total population, 1,427 males, 1,374 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,218, Male members of the family who are present: 1,214, 981 single males, 906 single females, 432 families, 415 married females, 415 married males, 278 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 213, 209 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 156, 53 widowed females, 31 male births, 31 widowed males, 21 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 17, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 199 females aged 5 to 10, 196 males aged 5 to 10, 187 single males aged 10 to 15, 174 single males aged 20 to 30, 173 single females aged 10 to 15, 167 single females aged 15 to 20, 157 single males aged 15 to 20, 146 married females aged 20 to 30, 118 married males aged 30 to 40, 117 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 20 to 30, 96 married males aged 40 to 50, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 females age 3 to 4, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males under age 1, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 37 females under age 1, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 males of unknown age, 9 females of unknown age, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,796 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 317 persons originating in Ireland, 300 persons originating in England or Wales, 178 persons originating in the United States, 129 persons originating in Scotland, 36 persons originating in New Brunswick, 15 persons whose origin is unknown, 12 female negroes or coloured persons, 12 male negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in all other places, 7 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 39,042 pounds of homemade butter, 27,617 bushels of oats, 27,229 bushels of wheat, 15,684 gallons of cider, 13,335 acres of land in farms, 9,406 bushels of potatoes, 9,081 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,623 bushels of turnips, 7,369 bushels of corn, 6,589 bushels of buckwheat, 6,278 bushels of barley, 5,449 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,684 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,254 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,076 acres of farmland under crops, 2,402 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,337 tons of hay, 2,297 sheep, 2,281 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,812 acres of wheat, 1,343 bushels of peas, 1,301 swine, 953 acres of oats, 756 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 649 milk cows, 568 horses, 538 barrels of pork, 527 bushels of carrots, 408 calves and heifers, 341 acres of buckwheat, 321 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 311 pounds of maple sugar, 263 acres of corn, 256 acres of barley, 246 bushels of rye, 224 occupants of farms, 135 bulls, oxen, or steers, 120 acres of potatoes, 112 acres of peas, 84 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 80 barrels of beef, 60 pounds of flax or hemp, 44 acres of turnips, 42 bushels of beans, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 acres of rye, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $5,750 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $1,600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 818 yards of flannel, 400 tanneries returning capital, 356 yards of fulled cloth, 32 yards of linen, 14 employees in saw mills, 11 employees in grist mills, 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills not reporting, 6 saw mills powered by water, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills not reporting, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON041007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON153008 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7406103
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_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). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on041007-1851/.