Stafford, Ontario (1851 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 281. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 77.065°W.
Population
In 1851, Stafford had a population of 281: 155 male and 126 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 281 total population, 155 males, Male members of the family who are present: 143, 126 females, Female members of the family who are present: 121, 104 single males, 77 single females, 50 families, 50 married males, 47 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 12, 8 females attending school, 8 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, 3 lunatic males, 2 female births, 2 male births, 2 widowed females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 25 females aged 5 to 10, 22 males aged 5 to 10, 20 single males aged 10 to 15, 18 married females aged 20 to 30, 17 married males aged 30 to 40, 17 single males aged 15 to 20, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 single females aged 10 to 15, 12 single males aged 20 to 30, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 males under age 1, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 females under age 1, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 116 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 93 persons originating in Ireland, 54 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 7,135 acres of land in farms, 5,963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,878 bushels of potatoes, 4,319 bushels of oats, 3,115 pounds of homemade butter, 2,884 bushels of wheat, 1,172 acres of farmland under cultivation, 975 pounds of maple sugar, 822 acres of farmland under crops, 713 bushels of peas, 534 pounds of wool produced on farms, 350 acres of farmland in pasture, 273 tons of hay, 207 acres of oats, 184 acres of wheat, 182 sheep, 152 swine, 143 barrels of pork, 98 milk cows, 94 calves and heifers, 91 bushels of corn, 65 acres of peas, 60 bushels of turnips, 57 bulls, oxen, or steers, 51 acres of potatoes, 48 occupants of farms, 40 horses, 30 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 acres of corn, 4 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 barrels of beef, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 740 yards of flannel, 75 yards of fulled cloth, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on033010-1851/.