Smith & Harvey, Ontario (1851 census)
Smith & Harvey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,392. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.531°N, 78.370°W.
Population
In 1851, Smith & Harvey had a population of 2,392: 1,344 male and 1,048 female residents.
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 Harvey, 1861 (61.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Smith, 1861 (38.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Smith & Harvey shared boundaries with:
- Bexley & Sommerville
- Douro
- Dummer & Burleigh
- Emily
- Ennismore
- Monaghan
- NO DATA
- Peterborough, C
- Verulam
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,392 total population, 1,344 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,217, 1,048 females, Female members of the family who are present: 997, 971 single males, 701 single females, 347 married males, 345 families, 309 married females, 246 males attending school, 154 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 127, Females present who are not members of the family: 51, 45 female births, 43 male births, 38 widowed females, 26 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 196 single males aged 20 to 30, 178 males aged 5 to 10, 177 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 single males aged 15 to 20, 156 females aged 5 to 10, 152 single females aged 10 to 15, 127 single females aged 15 to 20, 100 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 20 to 30, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 females under age 1, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 males under age 1, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,378 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 477 persons originating in Ireland, 276 persons originating in England or Wales, 136 persons originating in Scotland, 79 French Canadians, 46 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 97,456 pounds of homemade butter, 65,869 bushels of wheat, 46,622 bushels of oats, 44,891 bushels of turnips, 31,684 acres of land in farms, 18,317 bushels of peas, 16,368 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,316 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,485 bushels of potatoes, 12,726 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,978 acres of farmland under crops, 10,068 pounds of maple sugar, 8,816 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,190 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,000 sheep, 3,854 acres of wheat, 2,982 tons of hay, 1,708 swine, 1,665 bushels of carrots, 1,533 acres of oats, 1,356 barrels of pork, 1,195 milk cows, 1,136 acres of peas, 908 calves and heifers, 736 horses, 667 bulls, oxen, or steers, 470 bushels of corn, 327 barrels of beef, 250 occupants of farms, 236 acres of potatoes, 169 bushels of barley, 148 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 148 acres of turnips, 130 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 80 bushels of rye, 74 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of buckwheat, 24 acres of corn, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of rye, 4 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,578 yards of flannel, 1,927 yards of fulled cloth, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills powered by water, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production. 6,019,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 3,000 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 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Dixon | 1850–1922 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON030004— 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). "Smith & Harvey, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-harvey-on030004-1851/.