St. Vincent, Ontario (1851 census)
St. Vincent was a census subdivision in Grey County, 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 density was 14.4 people per square mile.
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 326 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 250 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 35 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 801 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 69 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 619 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 50 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 112 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 250 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 31 |
| Number of females | 870 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 30 |
| Number of males | 731 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of single females | 589 |
| Number of single males | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP | 1,601 |
| POP FX N.1 | 870 |
| POP MX N.1 | 731 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,601 |
| Total population | 1,601 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 146 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 33 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 26 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 97 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 73 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 89 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 54 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 13 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 94 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 73 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 41 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 22 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 96 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 77 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 96 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 99 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 85 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 23 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of negroes or coloured persons | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,041 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 202 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 194 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 95 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 63 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 28 |
| Acres of corn | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,439 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,521 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,990 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 5,438 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,957 |
| Acres of oats | 507 |
| Acres of peas | 324 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,406 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 341 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 100 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 767 |
| BEEF BAR | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,678 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 917 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,489 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,444 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,894 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,886 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 20,975 |
| BWT AC | 28 |
| BWT BU | 382 |
| CRN AC | 62 |
| CRN BU | 917 |
| HAY TONS | 1,081 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 576 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 559 |
| Number of horses | 170 |
| Number of milk cows | 491 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1,582 |
| Number of swine | 899 |
| OAT AC | 507 |
| OAT BU | 10,489 |
| PEA AC | 324 |
| PEA BU | 4,444 |
| PORK BAR | 767 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 10,894 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,351 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,264 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 78 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 13,583 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,480 |
| TOB LBS | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| WHT AC | 1,406 |
| WHT BU | 20,975 |
| WOOL LBS | 4,480 |
Manufacturing & industry (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 165 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 30 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 900 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 200 |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | l |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,942 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,554 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 20 |
Deaths & mortality (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| 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 all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (143 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 39,264 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BOV | 576 |
| C H | 559 |
| C LBS | 2,351 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 731 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 870 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,601 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 619 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 801 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 112 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 69 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 50 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 35 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 165 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 30 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 251 |
| C127 S MALE | 468 |
| C128 WID MALE | 12 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 731 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 31 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 900 |
| C130 MD FEM | 274 |
| C131 S FEM | 589 |
| C132 WID FEM | 7 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 870 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,601 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 5 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 3 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 8 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 37 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 33 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 41 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 33 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 26 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 36 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 32 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 30 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 33 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 200 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 23 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 32 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 97 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 146 |
| C38 CFM NO RETURN | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 99 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 96 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 13 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 85 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 2 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 77 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 94 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 23 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 73 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 96 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 73 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 89 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 41 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 54 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 22 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 32 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 7 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 22 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 50 |
| CD NAME | Grey |
| COL PERSONS | 1 |
| CROP | 3,990 |
| CULT | 5,438 |
| ENG WLS | 202 |
| FC YRDS | 1,554 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,942 |
| FLX LBS | 150 |
| FR | 1 |
| GARDEN | 9 |
| GRA BU | 1,678 |
| HELD | 24,957 |
| HOP LBS | 78 |
| HORSE | 170 |
| IRE | 194 |
| LIN YRDS | 20 |
| LINE NO | 79 |
| M COWS | 491 |
| MPLS LBS | 13,583 |
| MW BU | 15 |
| NOT FRN | 1,041 |
| NS PEI | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 63 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 16 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 100 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 1,439 |
| SCOT | 95 |
| SHEEP | 1,582 |
| SWINE | 899 |
| TOT O | 188 |
| TUR AC | 69 |
| TUR BU | 9,886 |
| US | 63 |
| WOOD | 19,521 |
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/.