Walsingham, Ontario (1851 census)
Walsingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.687°N, 80.539°W.
Population
In 1851, Walsingham had a population of 3,090: 1,734 male and 1,356 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,090 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 5,290 |
| 1881 | 5,819 |
| 1891 | 4,785 |
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 became part of Walsingham, 1861 (91.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Walsingham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,090 total population, 1,734 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,384, 1,356 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,264, 1,233 single males, 855 single females, 517 families, 478 married males, 467 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 350, 309 males attending school, 306 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 92, 47 male births, 34 widowed females, 33 female births, 23 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 305 single males aged 20 to 30, 220 females aged 5 to 10, 218 males aged 5 to 10, 185 single males aged 10 to 15, 182 married females aged 20 to 30, 182 single females aged 10 to 15, 177 single males aged 15 to 20, 170 married males aged 30 to 40, 136 single females aged 15 to 20, 123 married males aged 20 to 30, 120 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 males aged 1 to 2, 73 males under age 1, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 females age 3 to 4, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 52 females under age 1, 50 males aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 40 married females aged 15 to 20, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,911 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 367 persons originating in England or Wales, 310 persons originating in the United States, 254 persons originating in Ireland, 76 French Canadians, 64 persons originating in Scotland, 51 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 27 persons originating in New Brunswick, 21 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 56,078 pounds of homemade butter, 42,459 acres of land in farms, 32,940 bushels of wheat, 31,745 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,779 bushels of oats, 15,234 pounds of maple sugar, 13,816 bushels of corn, 13,073 bushels of potatoes, 10,714 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,458 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,194 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,404 gallons of cider, 5,738 bushels of turnips, 5,594 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,138 bushels of buckwheat, 4,558 acres of farmland under crops, 3,480 tons of hay, 3,112 sheep, 2,128 swine, 2,053 acres of wheat, 1,201 barrels of pork, 866 barrels of beef, 841 milk cows, 840 bushels of barley, 770 bushels of peas, 747 acres of oats, 652 bulls, oxen, or steers, 602 calves and heifers, 585 horses, 562 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 529 acres of corn, 334 acres of buckwheat, 302 occupants of farms, 187 bushels of beans, 175 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 173 acres of potatoes, 150 pounds of tobacco, 111 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 bushels of rye, 73 bushels of carrots, 63 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 52 acres of peas, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of barley, 19 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 12 acres of rye, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 50,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $17,825 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4,197 yards of flannel, $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 954 yards of fulled cloth, 250 tanneries returning capital, 212 employees in saw mills, 68 yards of linen, 25 saw mills, 25 saw mills reporting annual production, 25 saw mills returning capital, 21 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills powered by steam, 3 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in tanneries, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 18,510,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 13,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $150 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, 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: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098006— 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). "Walsingham, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walsingham-on025007-1851/.