Trafalgar, Ontario (1851 census)

Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 6,782. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.492°N, 79.767°W.

Population

In 1851, Trafalgar had a population of 6,782: 3,474 male and 3,308 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).

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 Milton, T-V, 1861 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Oakville, T-V, 1861 (2.1% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Trafalgar shared boundaries with:

• Chinguacousy
• Esquessing
• Nelson
• Toronto

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 212 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 6,782 total population, 3,474 males, 3,308 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,976, Male members of the family who are present: 2,941, 2,375 single males, 2,172 single females, 1,193 families, 1,041 married males, 1,017 married females, 568 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 533, 492 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 332, 119 widowed females, 58 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 16, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 487 females aged 5 to 10, 444 males aged 5 to 10, 430 single females aged 15 to 20, 425 single males aged 20 to 30, 414 single females aged 10 to 15, 414 single males aged 10 to 15, 398 single males aged 15 to 20, 382 married females aged 20 to 30, 314 married males aged 30 to 40, 260 married females aged 30 to 40, 249 married males aged 20 to 30, 226 married males aged 40 to 50, 210 single females aged 20 to 30, 172 married females aged 40 to 50, 151 married males aged 50 to 60, 138 females under age 1, 136 females aged 1 to 2, 131 males under age 1, 126 males aged 1 to 2, 124 females aged 2 to 3, 120 males aged 3 to 4, 115 males aged 2 to 3, 111 males aged 4 to 5, 107 females aged 4 to 5, 98 married females aged 50 to 60, 89 females age 3 to 4, 71 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 married females aged 60 to 70, 55 single males aged 30 to 40, 47 married females aged 15 to 20, 28 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 23 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 22 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 females of unknown age, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,343 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,513 persons originating in Ireland, 727 persons originating in England or Wales, 590 French Canadians, 293 persons originating in Scotland, 280 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in New Brunswick, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 Indigenous females, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 180,706 bushels of wheat, 139,805 pounds of homemade butter, 88,560 bushels of oats, 66,732 acres of land in farms, 39,796 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,370 pounds of wool produced on farms, 27,781 bushels of potatoes, 26,936 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,550 acres of farmland under crops, 21,391 bushels of peas, 15,627 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,228 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,672 acres of wheat, 9,336 bushels of barley, 9,266 bushels of turnips, 6,927 bushels of corn, 6,761 tons of hay, 6,411 gallons of cider, 6,388 pounds of maple sugar, 6,230 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,924 bushels of buckwheat, 4,498 sheep, 4,286 swine, 4,000 pounds of hops, 2,884 acres of oats, 2,486 milk cows, 1,931 horses, 1,877 calves and heifers, 1,466 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,462 barrels of pork, 1,457 bushels of rye, 1,442 acres of peas, 1,118 bulls, oxen, or steers, 728 occupants of farms, 633 barrels of beef, 619 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 343 acres of barley, 342 acres of potatoes, 316 bushels of carrots, 310 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 301 acres of buckwheat, 243 acres of corn, 154 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 141 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 119 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 acres of rye, 93 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 65 acres of turnips, 44 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 10,889 yards of flannel, $2,500 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), $2,350 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $2,200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2,137 yards of fulled cloth, 1,600 foundries returning capital, 1,160 tanneries returning capital, 74 employees in saw mills, 17 saw mills, 17 saw mills reporting annual production, 15 saw mills powered by water, 12 employees in foundries, 9 employees in grist mills, 8 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in tanneries, 4 grist mills, 3 foundries, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 employees in distilleries, 2 foundries reporting, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories not reporting. 6,840,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $1,150 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 20,000 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 63 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON014002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON117004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7832431
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on014002-1851/.