St. Patricks’ Ward, Ontario (1851 census)
St. Patricks’ Ward was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.249°N, 79.860°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Patricks’ Ward had a population of 3,128: 1,504 male and 1,624 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,128 |
| 1861 | 3,089 |
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, St. Patricks’ Ward shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 120 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,128 total population, 1,624 females, 1,504 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,316, Male members of the family who are present: 1,222, 1,013 single females, 959 single males, 595 families, 499 married females, 495 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 308, Males present who are not members of the family: 282, 240 males attending school, 164 females attending school, 112 widowed females, 84 female births, 55 male births, 50 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 30, Female members of the family who are absent: 24, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 225 females aged 5 to 10, 211 males aged 5 to 10, 201 married females aged 20 to 30, 195 single females aged 15 to 20, 181 married males aged 30 to 40, 170 single males aged 10 to 15, 165 single females aged 10 to 15, 158 married females aged 30 to 40, 157 single males aged 20 to 30, 142 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 married males aged 20 to 30, 118 married males aged 40 to 50, 111 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 females under age 1, 58 females aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 53 females age 3 to 4, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 males under age 1, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 31 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 22 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 females of unknown age, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 males of unknown age, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,209 persons originating in Ireland, 1,024 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 418 persons originating in England or Wales, 210 persons originating in Scotland, 135 persons originating in the United States, 46 persons whose origin is unknown, 24 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 19 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 13 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 male negroes or coloured persons, 8 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in all other places, 5 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland, 4 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4 breweries, 4 breweries not reporting, 2 foundries, 2 foundries not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 54 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108005— 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). "St. Patricks’ Ward, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-patricks-ward-on044001-1851/.