Stamford, Ontario (1851 census)
Stamford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,113. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7597413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.098°N, 79.118°W.
Population
In 1851, Stamford had a population of 3,113: 1,582 male and 1,531 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | 3,139 |
| 1921 | 7,495 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Clifton, Town—Ville, 1861 (6.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stamford, 1861 (93.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Stamford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 190 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,113 total population, 1,582 males, 1,531 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,447, Female members of the family who are present: 1,430, 1,059 single males, 956 single females, 547 families, 495 married males, 482 married females, 390 males attending school, 236 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 135, Females present who are not members of the family: 101, 93 widowed females, 48 male births, 28 widowed males, 24 female births, 6 lunatic females, Male members of the family who are present: 5, 2 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 238 males aged 5 to 10, 198 females aged 5 to 10, 193 single females aged 15 to 20, 191 single females aged 10 to 15, 190 single males aged 10 to 15, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 154 married males aged 30 to 40, 153 single males aged 15 to 20, 145 married females aged 30 to 40, 141 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 single females aged 20 to 30, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 93 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 55 single males aged 30 to 40, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females age 3 to 4, 42 females under age 1, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 40 males under age 1, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 19 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 females of unknown age, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,728 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 465 persons originating in Ireland, 400 persons originating in England or Wales, 371 persons originating in the United States, 100 persons originating in Scotland, 71 male negroes or coloured persons, 47 female negroes or coloured persons, 11 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland, 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 30,540 pounds of homemade butter, 27,251 bushels of wheat, 25,416 bushels of oats, 12,222 acres of land in farms, 8,068 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,039 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,018 acres of farmland under crops, 4,154 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,874 gallons of cider, 3,804 bushels of potatoes, 3,341 bushels of corn, 2,750 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,148 bushels of barley, 2,022 bushels of turnips, 1,885 tons of hay, 1,852 acres of wheat, 1,812 sheep, 1,576 bushels of buckwheat, 1,411 pounds of hops, 1,392 bushels of peas, 1,141 barrels of pork, 910 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 838 acres of oats, 829 swine, 741 pounds of maple sugar, 444 horses, 443 milk cows, 396 barrels of beef, 327 calves and heifers, 300 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 147 acres of peas, 117 acres of corn, 114 occupants of farms, 105 bulls, oxen, or steers, 95 acres of barley, 89 acres of buckwheat, 60 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 50 pounds of tobacco, 46 acres of potatoes, 44 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of carrots, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 40,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $2,875 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,250 woollen factories returning capital, 1,836 yards of flannel, 750 tanneries returning capital, 275 yards of fulled cloth, 42 yards of linen, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills not reporting, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 employees in distilleries, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. $500 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 7,200 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 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: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas McMicking | 1829–1866 | born here |
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7597413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Township
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). "Stamford, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on040003-1851/.