Tecumseth, Ontario (1851 census)
Tecumseth was a census subdivision in Simcoe County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.084°N, 79.768°W.
Population
In 1851, Tecumseth had a population of 3,998: 2,103 male and 1,895 female residents. Population density was 34.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,998 |
| 1861 | 4,546 |
| 1871 | 4,728 |
| 1881 | 5,325 |
| 1891 | 3,863 |
| 1901 | 3,440 |
| 1911 | 3,099 |
| 1921 | 2,942 |
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, Tecumseth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 339 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 569 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,750 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 145 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,873 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 9 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 230 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 569 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 70 |
| Number of females | 1,895 |
| Number of females attending school | 262 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 83 |
| Number of males | 2,103 |
| Number of males attending school | 108 |
| Number of married females | 569 |
| Number of married males | 571 |
| Number of single females | 1,267 |
| Number of single males | 1,494 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| POP | 3,998 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,895 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,103 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,998 |
| Total population | 3,998 |
Age structure (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 78 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 72 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 61 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 308 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 81 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 89 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 70 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 336 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 93 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 197 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 154 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 126 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 54 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 140 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 169 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 131 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 91 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 29 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 280 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 204 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 89 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 278 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 251 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 190 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 24 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 20 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,248 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 185 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,396 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 67 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 75 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 14 |
Agriculture (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 3 |
| Acres of corn | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 148 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,514 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,731 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,238 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 21,900 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,631 |
| Acres of oats | 2,206 |
| Acres of peas | 1,740 |
| Acres of potatoes | 413 |
| Acres of rye | 3 |
| Acres of turnips | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,049 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 508 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 642 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2,062 |
| BEEF BAR | 642 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 77,288 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31,190 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,340 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28,197 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 99,032 |
| BWT AC | 3 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN AC | 5 |
| CRN BU | 137 |
| HAY TONS | 2,229 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 742 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,411 |
| Number of horses | 1,308 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,286 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 380 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 173 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 4,939 |
| Number of swine | 5,572 |
| OAT AC | 2,206 |
| OAT BU | 77,288 |
| PEA AC | 1,740 |
| PEA BU | 31,190 |
| PORK BAR | 2,062 |
| POT AC | 413 |
| POT BU | 31,340 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,700 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 83,105 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 16,522 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,670 |
| RYE AC | 3 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,229 |
| WHT AC | 5,049 |
| WHT BU | 99,032 |
| WOOL LBS | 13,670 |
Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 810,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 9 |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 3 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 1,750 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 7,983 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,137 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| 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 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 25 |
Other recorded variables (153 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 83,105 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BOV | 742 |
| C H | 1,411 |
| C LBS | 3,700 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,103 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,895 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,998 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,873 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,750 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 230 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 145 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 9 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 83 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C126 MD MALE | 571 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,494 |
| C128 WID MALE | 38 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,103 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 70 |
| C130 MD FEM | 569 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,267 |
| C132 WID FEM | 59 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,895 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,998 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 15 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 25 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 93 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 108 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 262 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 81 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 5 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 5 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 85 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 78 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 200,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 2 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 4,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 89 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 72 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 70 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 76 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 7 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,000 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 32 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 61 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 61 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 336 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 750 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 308 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 8,100 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 3,600 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 278 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 280 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 251 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 17 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 204 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 140 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 190 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 197 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 89 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 169 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 24 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 154 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 8 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 131 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 12 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 126 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 16 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 91 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 54 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 20 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 29 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 17 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 11 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 11 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 9 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 4 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| CAR BU | 337 |
| CD NAME | Simcoe |
| CROP | 16,238 |
| CULT | 21,900 |
| ENG WLS | 185 |
| FC YRDS | 3,137 |
| FLAN YRDS | 7,983 |
| FLX LBS | 50 |
| FREN ORIG | 9 |
| GARDEN | 148 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HELD | 43,631 |
| HOP LBS | 15 |
| HORSE | 1,308 |
| IRE | 1,396 |
| LINE NO | 324 |
| M COWS | 1,286 |
| MPLS LBS | 16,522 |
| MW BU | 63 |
| NOT FRN | 2,248 |
| NOT KNOWN | 14 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 26 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 64 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 73 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 173 |
| O OVR 200 | 5 |
| O UNDR 10 | 39 |
| OTHER PL | 4 |
| PASTURE | 5,514 |
| SCOT | 67 |
| SHEEP | 4,939 |
| SWINE | 5,572 |
| TOT O | 380 |
| TUR AC | 98 |
| TUR BU | 28,197 |
| US | 75 |
| WOOD | 21,731 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Tecumseth, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tecumseth-on035012-1851/.