Wainfleet., Ontario (1851 census)
Wainfleet. was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,841. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.935°N, 79.397°W.
Population
In 1851, Wainfleet. had a population of 1,841: 989 male and 852 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,841 |
| 1861 | 2,316 |
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, Wainfleet. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,841 total population, 989 males, Male members of the family who are present: 904, 852 females, Female members of the family who are present: 795, 675 single males, 539 single females, 322 families, 306 married males, 299 married females, 236 males attending school, 182 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 85, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, Male members of the family who are present: 52, Female members of the family who are absent: 46, 46 male births, 30 female births, 14 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 132 females aged 5 to 10, 126 males aged 5 to 10, 126 single males aged 10 to 15, 107 single males aged 20 to 30, 100 single males aged 15 to 20, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 single females aged 10 to 15, 93 married females aged 20 to 30, 88 single females aged 15 to 20, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 males under age 1, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 34 females under age 1, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,433 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 150 persons originating in the United States, 110 persons originating in Ireland, 46 persons originating in Scotland, 42 persons originating in England or Wales, 30 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 20 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 13,098 pounds of homemade butter, 13,084 bushels of oats, 11,722 bushels of wheat, 7,589 acres of land in farms, 5,433 gallons of cider, 4,498 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,175 pounds of maple sugar, 3,091 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,031 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,979 bushels of corn, 1,785 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,650 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,404 bushels of potatoes, 1,296 bushels of barley, 1,190 acres of farmland under crops, 1,044 sheep, 937 bushels of buckwheat, 769 tons of hay, 630 acres of wheat, 475 bushels of turnips, 430 swine, 392 acres of oats, 374 bushels of peas, 252 milk cows, 241 barrels of pork, 220 bushels of rye, 199 horses, 168 bulls, oxen, or steers, 163 calves and heifers, 162 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 116 acres of corn, 116 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 82 pounds of flax or hemp, 70 occupants of farms, 60 acres of barley, 54 acres of buckwheat, 29 bushels of beans, 28 acres of potatoes, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 acres of peas, 18 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 barrels of beef, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,925 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $1,200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,053 yards of flannel, 86 yards of fulled cloth, 23 yards of linen, 7 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 1,190,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 2,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_Ontario
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). "Wainfleet., Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wainfleet-on040006-1851/.