Walpole, Ontario (1851 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,583. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 80.055°W.
Population
In 1851, Walpole had a population of 3,583: 2,014 male and 1,569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
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, Walpole shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,583 total population, 2,014 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,789, 1,569 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,494, 1,398 single males, 965 single females, 611 families, 594 married males, 571 married females, 327 males attending school, 250 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 225, 79 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 75, 56 female births, 33 widowed females, 22 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 15, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 286 single males aged 20 to 30, 268 males aged 5 to 10, 247 females aged 5 to 10, 217 single males aged 10 to 15, 215 single males aged 15 to 20, 211 married females aged 20 to 30, 210 single females aged 10 to 15, 204 married males aged 30 to 40, 166 married females aged 30 to 40, 163 married males aged 20 to 30, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 89 married females aged 40 to 50, 83 males under age 1, 79 females aged 1 to 2, 78 males aged 1 to 2, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 64 females under age 1, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 64 males aged 3 to 4, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 62 females aged 2 to 3, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 56 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 females age 3 to 4, 46 married females aged 15 to 20, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,854 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 949 persons originating in Ireland, 366 persons originating in England or Wales, 267 persons originating in Scotland, 169 persons originating in the United States, 30 Indigenous males, 26 Indigenous persons, 19 negroes or coloured persons, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 Indigenous females, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 98,362 pounds of homemade butter, 77,115 bushels of wheat, 54,605 bushels of oats, 46,077 acres of land in farms, 30,052 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,421 pounds of maple sugar, 16,025 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,432 bushels of potatoes, 10,367 acres of farmland under crops, 7,669 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,670 bushels of corn, 5,429 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,779 bushels of peas, 4,066 acres of wheat, 3,786 bushels of turnips, 3,765 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,691 sheep, 2,654 tons of hay, 2,607 swine, 2,384 bushels of buckwheat, 1,983 bushels of barley, 1,589 acres of oats, 1,200 barrels of pork, 1,124 milk cows, 995 calves and heifers, 788 horses, 785 bulls, oxen, or steers, 506 occupants of farms, 459 barrels of beef, 416 gallons of cider, 308 acres of peas, 271 acres of corn, 268 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 229 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 154 bushels of rye, 126 acres of buckwheat, 122 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 120 bushels of carrots, 118 acres of potatoes, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 98 acres of barley, 68 bushels of beans, 63 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 20 pounds of flax or hemp, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,964 yards of flannel, $900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 667 yards of fulled cloth, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 18 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: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, 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 males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Klingensmith | 1772–1855 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
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). "Walpole, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on013009-1851/.