St. Vincent, Ontario (1851 census)
St. Vincent was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,601. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.603°N, 80.647°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Vincent had a population of 1,601: 731 male and 870 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,601 |
| 1861 | 2,993 |
| 1871 | 4,974 |
| 1881 | 4,119 |
| 1891 | 3,494 |
| 1901 | 3,108 |
| 1911 | 2,708 |
| 1921 | 2,240 |
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. Vincent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,601 total population, 870 females, Female members of the family who are present: 801, 731 males, Male members of the family who are present: 619, 589 single females, 468 single males, 274 married females, 251 married males, 250 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 112, Females present who are not members of the family: 69, Male members of the family who are present: 50, Female members of the family who are absent: 35, 31 female births, 30 male births, 12 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 146 females aged 5 to 10, 99 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 males aged 5 to 10, 96 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 single females aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 single males aged 15 to 20, 77 single females aged 15 to 20, 73 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 married males aged 30 to 40, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 males aged 1 to 2, 41 married males aged 40 to 50, 37 males under age 1, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 33 females age 3 to 4, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 females under age 1, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 23 single males aged 20 to 30, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,041 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 202 persons originating in England or Wales, 194 persons originating in Ireland, 95 persons originating in Scotland, 63 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 39,264 pounds of homemade butter, 24,957 acres of land in farms, 20,975 bushels of wheat, 19,521 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,583 pounds of maple sugar, 10,894 bushels of potatoes, 10,489 bushels of oats, 9,886 bushels of turnips, 5,438 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,480 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,444 bushels of peas, 3,990 acres of farmland under crops, 2,351 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,678 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,582 sheep, 1,439 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,406 acres of wheat, 1,081 tons of hay, 917 bushels of corn, 899 swine, 767 barrels of pork, 576 bulls, oxen, or steers, 559 calves and heifers, 507 acres of oats, 491 milk cows, 382 bushels of buckwheat, 341 bushels of barley, 324 acres of peas, 188 occupants of farms, 170 horses, 150 pounds of flax or hemp, 137 acres of potatoes, 100 barrels of beef, 100 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 78 pounds of hops, 69 acres of turnips, 63 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 acres of corn, 50 bushels of carrots, 28 acres of buckwheat, 21 acres of barley, 20 bushels of beans, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of tobacco, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,942 yards of flannel, 1,554 yards of fulled cloth, $900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $165 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $30 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 20 yards of linen, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital. $l value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262893
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. Vincent, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-vincent-on011012-1851/.