Sheffield, Ontario (1851 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.
Population
In 1851, Sheffield had a population of 1,792: 962 male and 830 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,792 |
| 1861 | 2,925 |
| 1871 | 2,615 |
| 1881 | 2,591 |
| 1891 | 2,355 |
| 1901 | 2,280 |
| 1911 | 1,879 |
| 1921 | 1,600 |
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, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,792 total population, 962 males, Male members of the family who are present: 890, 830 females, Female members of the family who are present: 782, 670 single males, 547 single females, 313 families, 279 married males, 270 married females, 157 females attending school, 141 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 72, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 45 female births, 41 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 21, Male members of the family who are present: 18, 13 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 144 males aged 5 to 10, 142 females aged 5 to 10, 141 single females aged 10 to 15, 113 single males aged 15 to 20, 106 married females aged 20 to 30, 105 single males aged 10 to 15, 100 single males aged 20 to 30, 97 married males aged 30 to 40, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 single females aged 15 to 20, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 41 married males aged 50 to 60, 39 females under age 1, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 35 males under age 1, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 33 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males 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 1,249 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 388 persons originating in Ireland, 43 French Canadians, 40 persons originating in England or Wales, 34 persons originating in Scotland, 33 persons originating in the United States, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 31,215 pounds of homemade butter, 22,266 acres of land in farms, 15,410 bushels of oats, 14,414 bushels of wheat, 14,366 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,656 bushels of potatoes, 7,900 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,512 bushels of peas, 4,869 pounds of maple sugar, 4,724 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,047 acres of farmland under crops, 3,841 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,987 bushels of rye, 1,925 bushels of corn, 1,895 sheep, 1,420 bushels of buckwheat, 1,300 swine, 1,260 acres of wheat, 1,021 tons of hay, 965 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 649 barrels of pork, 644 milk cows, 607 bulls, oxen, or steers, 594 calves and heifers, 454 acres of oats, 451 acres of peas, 302 horses, 240 bushels of turnips, 234 acres of rye, 205 occupants of farms, 194 acres of potatoes, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 116 acres of corn, 102 barrels of beef, 90 acres of buckwheat, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 pounds of hops, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 bushels of beans, 25 bushels of carrots, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,025 yards of flannel, $1,500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,330 yards of fulled cloth, $500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills reporting annual production, 6 saw mills returning capital, 3 employees in grist mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital. 1,516,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 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 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008— 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). "Sheffield, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on001004-1851/.