Saugeen, Ontario (1851 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 277. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.410°N, 81.371°W.
Population
In 1851, Saugeen had a population of 277: 162 male and 115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Saugeen, 1861 (92.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Southampton, T-V, 1861 (7.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Saugeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 91 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 277 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 162, 162 males, 121 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 115, 115 females, 72 single females, 39 families, 39 married males, 38 married females, 8 female births, 6 male births, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 23 males aged 5 to 10, 16 single males aged 15 to 20, 15 married males aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 20 to 30, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 10 to 15, 12 females aged 5 to 10, 12 married females aged 30 to 40, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 single females aged 10 to 15, 10 married males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 20 to 30, 9 single females aged 15 to 20, 7 females under age 1, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males under age 1, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 117 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 80 persons originating in Scotland, 56 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 Indigenous females, 17 Indigenous males, 15 persons originating in Ireland, 7 French Canadians, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,728 acres of land in farms, 2,652 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,800 pounds of homemade butter, 1,620 bushels of potatoes, 950 bushels of turnips, 550 pounds of maple sugar, 166 barrels of pork, 150 bushels of corn, 76 acres of farmland under cultivation, 40 bushels of oats, 39 acres of farmland under crops, 39 occupants of farms, 37 acres of farmland in pasture, 19 acres of potatoes, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 milk cows, 14 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 10 acres of corn, 10 bulls, oxen, or steers, 8 acres of turnips, 7 calves and heifers, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 tons of hay, 2 acres of oats. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1,660 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Bell | 1799–1868 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on003011-1851/.