Sullivan, Ontario (1851 census)

Sullivan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 538. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 80.984°W.

Population

In 1851, Sullivan had a population of 538: 302 male and 236 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Sullivan shared boundaries with:

• Arran
• Bentinck
• Derby
• Elderslie
• Holland
• Sydenham

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 126 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 538 total population, 302 males, Male members of the family who are present: 288, 236 females, Female members of the family who are present: 229, 193 single males, 145 single females, 103 families, 101 married males, 86 married females, 46 females attending school, 37 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 35, Male members of the family who are present: 27, 15 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 14, 8 male births, 8 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, 5 widowed females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 38 females aged 5 to 10, 37 males aged 5 to 10, 32 single males aged 15 to 20, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 31 single females aged 10 to 15, 31 single males aged 10 to 15, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 single males aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 females under age 1, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 males under age 1, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 224 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 165 persons originating in Ireland, 74 persons originating in Scotland, 55 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 negroes or coloured persons, 14 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 12,167 acres of land in farms, 10,432 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,940 pounds of homemade butter, 5,076 bushels of wheat, 4,081 bushels of oats, 3,741 bushels of potatoes, 2,099 pounds of maple sugar, 1,822 bushels of turnips, 1,735 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,678 acres of farmland under crops, 1,077 bushels of peas, 750 acres of farmland in pasture, 721 pounds of wool produced on farms, 528 acres of wheat, 437 bushels of barley, 408 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 330 sheep, 288 swine, 229 bulls, oxen, or steers, 200 acres of oats, 200 calves and heifers, 192 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 180 tons of hay, 156 barrels of pork, 156 milk cows, 120 occupants of farms, 118 acres of peas, 88 acres of potatoes, 88 bushels of rye, 82 bushels of corn, 74 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 41 acres of barley, 41 barrels of beef, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 horses, 26 acres of turnips, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 acres of corn, 9 acres of rye, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 pounds of hops, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 600 yards of flannel, 64 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON011013 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON114015 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262936

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). "Sullivan, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sullivan-on011013-1851/.